Looking Northwest from Westminster Street, Providence

1858-1860

Francis Hacker

Associated Names
Francis Hacker

Artist, American, 1827 - 1904

The image shows a densely packed urban area from a high vantage point. The horizon is near the top edge, with buildings and homes tightly packed together. Various architectural features like pitched roofs and chimneys are visible. In the distance, the ground levels off, possibly indicating flat plains or water. The image is monochromatic, focusing on shades of gray and sepia tones. Rooftops dominate the foreground, with structures becoming smaller and less defined in the distance, showing depth in the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    salted paper print

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.8 × 27.2 cm (8 9/16 × 10 11/16 in.)
    mount: 32.4 × 37.8 cm (12 3/4 × 14 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.200.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Elisha Dyer [d. 1890], Providence, RI, acquired c. 1859; by decent to family; (Neil MacDonald Rare Photo Gallery, Toronto); (Lee Gallery, Winchester, MA), 2014; NGA purchase, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2017

  • East of the Mississippi, National Gallery of Art, Washington; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, 2017 - 2018, no. 59.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top right corner in graphite: FR:1170; lower left, in black ink: Providence.

Wikidata ID

Q64147641

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