Skeen & Co.

Skeen & Co. was a photographic studio active around 1880, specializing in geographical and architectural studies. The firm is recognized for documenting sites in South Asia during the late nineteenth century.

Skeen & Co. is currently represented in museum collections by five photographs, establishing the firm's legacy in early photography. These works include Buddhist Temple in Kandy, Ceylon, along with several other untitled studies, often presented as recto and verso pairs. These photographic works are preserved in the collections of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

The surviving photographic prints by Skeen & Co. offer valuable historical documentation, and their historical significance ensures the continued study of the firm’s output. Today, the works of Skeen & Co. are often accessible as public domain resources, allowing institutions to offer high-quality prints and downloadable artwork derived from the original museum holdings. The limited but authoritative representation of Skeen & Co. prints in institutional settings establishes the firm as a notable documentarian of the 1880s.