"Full Moon"

1863

John Payson Soule

Associated Names
John Payson Soule

Artist, American, 1828 - 1904

This is a photograph of two identical black-and-white depictions of the full moon side by side, set against a dark background. The moons are detailed, capturing craters and surface textures, and the image is bordered by a vibrant orange frame. Text is present on the frame, including the publication number "No. 466" and the title "Full Moon." There is also a mention of "John P. Soule" along with an address "199 Washington Street, Boston."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    stereoscopic albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image (each): 7.6 × 7.6 cm (3 × 3 in.)
    sheet: 7.6 × 15.3 cm (3 × 6 in.)
    mount: 8.2 × 17.3 cm (3 1/4 × 6 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.21.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2019

  • By the Light of the Silvery Moon: A Century of Lunar Photographs, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019 - 2020, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

along left edge of mount printed in black ink: John P. Soule.; along right edge: 199 Washington Street, Boston.; across bottom: No.466. FULL MOON.

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