Into the Universe
Elihu Vedder
Artist, American, 1836 - 1923
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Artwork overview
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Medium
silver gelatin developed-out print on wove paper
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Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Borghi, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
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Dimensions
sheet: 27 x 37.9 cm (10 5/8 x 14 15/16 in.)
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Accession
1991.105.32
Artwork history & notes
Inscriptions
below image, lower right in pen and ink: Elihu Vedder; center in plate: "Into this Universe, and Why not knowing / Nor Whence, like Water willy-nilly flowing / And ou t of it, as Wind along the Waste / I know not Whither, will-nilly blowing." / Elihu Vedder
Wikidata ID
Q74891132