Acapulco

1877

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

In the image, there is a view of a town on the other side of a body of water. The horizon is formed by dark hills with softer mountains in the distance. Close to the viewer, there is a rocky outcrop in the bottom left corner. The town has buildings lining the water's edge, some with sloping roofs and two white structures with steeples. The overall color scheme is sepia-toned, adding a vintage feel.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mitchell and Nancy Steir

  • Dimensions

    image: 13.6 x 23.2 cm (5 3/8 x 9 1/8 in.)
    mount: 25 x 32.3 cm (9 13/16 x 12 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.163.7

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Janet Lehr, New York); Private Collection; (Solomon Fine Art, Monarch Beach, California); Mitchell and Nancy Steir, New York; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in negative: 4476; On mount, lower left, printed: Muybridge, Photo.; lower right, printed: San Francisco.; lower left in graphite: Acapulco; upper right in graphite: P.120

Wikidata ID

Q64147025

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