Von Storch Shaft, Del. & Hudson Canal Co.

c. 1863-1865

Thomas H. Johnson

Associated Names
Thomas H. Johnson

Artist, American, born 1821

This photograph displays a landscape scene from an elevated viewpoint. Closest to us is a field with a slightly patchy texture, bordered by a horizontal wooden fence. A person dressed in black stands near the fence on the left, their back to us. A large, wooden building with a mix of vertical and angular lines is to the left of center, behind the fence. The building has an asymmetrical shape and seems to be connected to some smaller sheds or other structures. In the background, a small town is surrounded by gently rolling hills. The low horizon reveals faint outlines of more distant hills or mountains. The sky is clear, although smoke or fog seems to cover some of the distant mountains. Below the photograph are two lines of text.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 30.64 × 40.8 cm (12 1/16 × 16 1/16 in.)
    mount: 44.29 × 55.72 cm (17 7/16 × 21 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.152.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Donald B. Merritt, Parish, New York. (sale, Estate of Walter G. Rich, Kingston, NY, 2014); (Daniel Wolf, Inc., New York); NGA purchase, 2016.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2017

  • East of the Mississippi, National Gallery of Art, Washington; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, 2017 - 2018, no. 128.

Wikidata ID

Q64170428

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