Collection Highlights
I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bend in the Bronx River at Williamsbridge, Bronx, New York City
Object Number:
1949.280
Date:
1869
Medium:
Watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/8 x 8 3/8 in. ( 13.7 x 21.3 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Marks:
signed and dated: lower right: "Wms bridge, G.H. 1869"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower right in brown ink: "Wmsbridge GH 1869"; verso inscribed at lower left in graphite: "by / George Holston / 1869"
Credit Line:
Purchase, Accessions Sales Fund
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
