Elk herd in the Uncompahgre Valley, Colorado
Series TitleFrémont-Carvalho Project
Artist
Robert Shlaer
(American, born 1943)
DateMarch 25, 1998
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 3 1/4 × 4 1/4 inches (8.26 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.67.51.73
SignedSignature engraved on plate verso: "© R. Shlaer 821"
InscribedEngraved on plate verso: "Elk Herd in the Uncompahgre Valley / March 25, 1998 / Frémont-Carvalho Project"
MarkingsOn plate verso, upper left, white label with red pen: "XV 73";
On plate verso, lower right, in pencil: "8/2"
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Not on viewCollections
DescriptionQuarter plate uncased daguerreotype. Dark landscape image of elk grazing near edge of road with tree covered hill behind.Copyright© Robert Shlaer
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Robert Shlaer
February 18, 1996
2015.67.51.74
Robert Shlaer
March 29, 1997
2015.67.51.107