On the Moosic, East, Del. & Hudson Canal Co.

c. 1863-1865

Thomas H. Johnson

Associated Names
Thomas H. Johnson

Artist, American, born 1821

The image depicts an elevated view of a landscape with a sloping hill, sparsetrees, and a small settlement below. The horizon is low, showing a distant tree line fading into the sky. In the foreground, there are wooden tracks or supports with scattered logs and chopped wood. The settlement consists of wooden buildings arranged neatly on flat terrain, with a few houses in the distance. The color palette is predominantly sepia-toned, giving the image a muted, aged appearance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 30.7 × 40.8 cm (12 1/16 × 16 1/16 in.)
    mount: 44.3 × 53.1 cm (17 7/16 × 20 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.152.11

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: ON THE MOOSIC. / (EAST.) / 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: 24; by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: Dwi.17292.10

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