Riis/museum of the city of new york.

A history of art and its dealers, by philip hook, profile, rrp£20, 288 pages.

The mug shot, wanted poster, and rogues gallery are intertwined within the greater category of police and criminal photography.

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Verkkothomas byrnes (left) watches a criminal struggle to avoid his mug shot for the rogues’ gallery.

Verkkoa criminal named leon peltzer, alias vaughan, was from 1872 to 1882 photographed in various guises — smooth gent, professorial type with pince.

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