Object number2003.2
First Quarter, New York, March 6, 1865
Date1865
Artist
Lewis M. Rutherfurd
(American, 1816-1892)
Printer
Lemercier & Cie
(French, 1827 - 1899)
CultureAmerican
MediumCarbon print on letter mount, printed later
DimensionsImage: 14 5/16 x 10 7/16 in. (36.4 x 26.5 cm)
Sheet: 19 5/16 x 12 5/8 in. (49 x 32 cm)
Sheet: 19 5/16 x 12 5/8 in. (49 x 32 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Fund
On View
Not on viewPeriod19th c
Classification(s)
SignedWithin negative, signed lower right: Lewis M. Rutherfurd
InscribedWithin image, by artist, lower right: N.Y. March 6, 1865;
Printed on sheet, upper center: PHOTOGRAPHIE DE LA LUNE / à son 1er Quartier; upper right: COURS D'ASTRONOMIE / Portefeuille des Elèves.; upper left: ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE / 1re Division;
printer lower right: Imp. Phot. Lemercier & Cie. Paris; lower left: D'après la photographie de Mr. Rutherfurd
ProvenancePurchased from Throckmorton Fine Art, New YorkVassar Exhibitions
Exhibition HistoryHistories of Photography, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, July 5 - September 21, 2003; Photography as Data: Augmentation, Extraction, Objectification, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, April 9 - September 15, 2024DescriptionBlack and white image of the surface of the moon in its first quarter, as taken from Earth on March 6, 1865.
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Lewis Wickes Hine
c. 1910
Culture: American