Balloon Launch
Artist
John Doughty
(American, 1875-1899)
Date1885
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 7 9/16 × 4 9/16 inches (19.21 × 11.59 cm)
Mount: 8 5/16 × 5 1/8 inches (21.11 × 13.02 cm)
Mount: 8 5/16 × 5 1/8 inches (21.11 × 13.02 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.207
SignedOn mount recto, bottom, blindstamp: "J.G. DOUGHTY. WINSTED CT"
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn mount verso, upper right, in pencil: "D39"
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DescriptionImage of a large balloon under a net surrounded by a crowd; in the foreground is a man in profile is wearing a hat.Published ReferencesWilliam F. Robinson, A Certain Slant of Light (Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1980): 110. John G. Doughty, "Balloon Experiences of a Timid Photographer," Century Magazine 32:5 (September 1886): 684.
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