The Great Sand Dunes from the Baca Grande, Colorado
Series TitleFrémont-Carvalho Project
Artist
Robert Shlaer
(American, born 1943)
DateMarch 19, 1997
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 3 1/4 × 4 1/4 inches (8.26 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.67.51.30
SignedSignature engraved on plate verso: "© R. Shlaer 739"
InscribedEngraved on plate verso: "The Great Sand Dunes from the / Baca Grande / March 19, 1997 / Frémont-Carvalho Project"
MarkingsOn plate verso, lower right, in pencil: "73";
On plate verso, lower left, in pencil: "739";
On plate verso, upper left, white label with red pen: "VI 30".
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DescriptionQuarter plate uncased daguerreotype. Image of landscape filled with tufts of grass and weeds leading up to snow covered mountains and clear skies.Copyright© Robert Shlaer
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Robert Shlaer
March 12, 1998
2015.67.51.49
