Fishing Boats, Stornoway, Scotland

1972

Ralston Crawford

Associated Names
Ralston Crawford

Artist, American, born Canada, 1906 - 1978

This is a photograph of two boats side by side. The image captures the sides of two boats positioned closely together, connected by a rope running from one to the other. The black and white nature of the photograph emphasizes the texture of the wood on the boat hulls and the sharp contrast between the surfaces. The alignment and perspective show the boats narrowing as they fade into the background. A painted arrow on one of the boats points towards the right. Overall, the photograph offers a study in symmetry and texture, drawing attention to the interplay of light and shadow on the surfaces.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Neelon Crawford

  • Dimensions

    image: 28.4 × 42.3 cm (11 3/16 × 16 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 35.4 × 43.1 cm (13 15/16 × 16 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.167.6


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

by descent to Neelan Crawford, artist's son, Crowheart, WY; gift to NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, center in graphite: R24x28 / 1972; bottom left stamped in black ink: RALSTON CRAWFORD ESTATE / RCE NO [by unknown hand in black ink: P16191] [by unknown hand in graphite: NC]

Wikidata ID

Q64158905

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