Washington Studio Roof
Artist
Alexander Gardner
(American, born Scotland, 1821 - 1882)
Dateca. 1866
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 13 × 18 9/16 inches (33.02 × 47.15 cm)
Mount: 15 11/16 × 22 inches (39.85 × 55.88 cm)
Mat (exhibition): 22 × 28 inches (55.88 × 71.12 cm)
Mount: 15 11/16 × 22 inches (39.85 × 55.88 cm)
Mat (exhibition): 22 × 28 inches (55.88 × 71.12 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2011.7.5
SignedMount recto, bottom left, typed: "A. Gardner, Photographer,";
Mount recto, bottom right, typed: "511 Seventh St., Washington."
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage depicts the northwest corner of 7th and D streets in Washington, D. C., facing southeast, with the corner of 6th and D visible down the street. The dome of the completed Capitol building as well as the spires of St. Peter's cathedral are visible as distant landmarks. The neighboring businesses, such as A. Green, Auctioneer and Commission Merchant & Dealer of All Kinds of Furniture and the offices of The National Intelligencer also appear in the scene.Exhibition HistoryRotation 14. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, January 12 – June 9, 2013, no. cat.
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