"View of the Moon"

1860

Lewis M. Rutherfurd

Associated Names
Lewis M. Rutherfurd

Artist, American, 1816 - 1892

This is a photograph of two views of the Moon. The photograph presents two side-by-side images of the Moon, showcasing its cratered surface and distinct phases. The images reveal details of the lunar surface, like craters and shaded regions creating texture and revealing the Moon's rugged terrain. The photographs are printed on a card with a yellow border, featuring text indicating that the original negatives are by L. M. Rutherfurd and published by P. F. Weil in New York. The card itself titled "View of the Moon."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    stereoscopic albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image (each): 7.9 × 7.5 cm (3 1/8 × 2 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 7.9 × 15 cm (3 1/8 × 5 7/8 in.)
    mount: 8.8 × 17.6 cm (3 7/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.21.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2019

  • By the Light of the Silvery Moon: A Century of Lunar Photographs, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019 - 2020, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

along left edge of mount printed in black ink: FROM ORIGINAL NEGATIVES BY / L. M. RUTHERFURD.; along right edge: PUBLISHED ONLY BY / P. F. WEIL, NEW YORK.; bottom right: VIEW OF THE MOON.; on verso, upper right printed in black ink on white label: WM. SENTER / Watches / CLOCKS JEWELRY / & SPECTACLES. / 54 EXCHANGE ST. / PORTLAND, M[E]

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