Silver Springs, Florida

c. 1886

George Barker

Associated Names
George Barker

Artist, American, born Canada, 1844 - 1894

The image shows a scene with an elevated point of view, possibly taken from a higher position. There are trees with thin trunks and Spanish moss in the background, partially obscuring the horizon. In the water, some small boats and a steamboat are visible, with smoke coming from the steamboat's chimney. The image has a sepia tone, giving it a vintage look, and a color palette of browns and beiges. In the distance, there is a train track, a wooden structure, and a few figures engaging in various activities.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 45.4 × 54.93 cm (17 7/8 × 21 5/8 in.)
    mat: 63.5 × 76.2 cm (25 × 30 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.61.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Mroczek Brothers Auctioneers & Associates, Seattle, 2013); (Daniel Wolf, Inc., New York), 2013; NGA purchase, 2017.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2017

  • East of the Mississippi, National Gallery of Art, Washington; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, 2017 - 2018, no. 163.

2019

  • The Eye of the Sun: Nineteenth-Century Photographs from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019, unnumbered catalogue.

Wikidata ID

Q64154193

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