Fort Snelling

c. 1865

Joel E. Whitney

Associated Names
Joel E. Whitney

Artist, American, 1822 - 1886

The image shows a landscape with a river flowing from left to right. Close by, a grassy area has scattered rocks and a low stone wall where a person, possibly a man wearing a hat, is sitting facing the river. In the distance, there are trees along the riverbanks and a fortification on a cliff, with a tall flagpole visible. The sky is clear. The image is in monochrome with a sepia tint, evoking early photographic styles.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Clinton and Jean Wright Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 14.9 × 20.4 cm (5 7/8 × 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.111.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(William L. Schaeffer / Photographs, Chester, CT); 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. 60.

Wikidata ID

Q64155896

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