Honesdale, Section 3, Del. & Hudson Canal Co.

c. 1863-1865

Thomas H. Johnson

Associated Names
Thomas H. Johnson

Artist, American, born 1821

The image shows an elevated point of view overlooking a town in a hilly landscape. The horizon is high in the frame, with barren hills and some trees and scrub. The town has uniform rectangular buildings on the slopes with various rooftops and structures. The buildings are light in color with some angled toward the light source, creating contrast. The overall color tone is sepia, with shades of brown and beige. The landscape forms geometric patterns with rooftops, streets, and terraces, against the backdrop of gently rising hills.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 30.5 × 40.8 cm (12 × 16 1/16 in.)
    mount: 45.5 × 55.9 cm (17 15/16 × 22 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.152.19

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: HONESDALE. / (SECTION 3.) / 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: 10; by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: Dwi.17292.19

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