Grassy Island Shaft, Del. & Hudson Canal Co.

c. 1863-1865

Thomas H. Johnson

Associated Names
Thomas H. Johnson

Artist, American, born 1821

The image shows a small industrial building complex in a rural landscape. The viewpoint is slightly elevated, looking down at the structure with a chimney. A line of trees obscures the horizon, with hills fading into the mist in the distance. The terrain is sloped with grass, rocks, and tree stumps. The color palette is monochrome sepia, and there are no visible brushstrokes, suggesting it is a photograph.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 30.6 × 40.5 cm (12 1/16 × 15 15/16 in.)
    mount: 44.4 × 53.3 cm (17 1/2 × 21 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.152.7

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

Inscriptions

lower center printed in black ink: GRASSY ISLAND SHAFT. / DEL. & HUD. CANAL CO.; lower right printed in gold ink: JOHNSON, Photographer, Scranton, Pa.; on verso, lower right stamped in black ink: DONALD B. MERRITT / Box 181 / PARISH, NEW YORK; lower right stamped in green ink: 07; by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: Dwi.17292.5

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