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Image Not Available for Sundown over the Colorado River near Fruita, Colorado
Sundown over the Colorado River near Fruita, Colorado
Image Not Available for Sundown over the Colorado River near Fruita, Colorado

Sundown over the Colorado River near Fruita, Colorado

Series TitleFrémont-Carvalho Project
Artist Robert Shlaer (American, born 1943)
DateFebruary 12, 1998
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 3 1/4 × 4 1/4 inches (8.26 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.67.51.117
SignedSignature engraved on plate verso: "© R. Shlaer 800"
InscribedEngraved on plate verso: "Sundown over the Colorado River / near Fruita, Colorado / February 12, 1998 / Frémont-Carvalho Project"
MarkingsOn plate verso, upper left, in pencil: "08/22"; On plate verso, upper right, in pencil: "800"; On plate verso, right edge, in pencil: "2/12-9 G"; On plate verso, lower left, in pencil: "Book#162 / 800"
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DescriptionQuarter plate uncased daguerreotype. Image of tree and thorny bush along left edge of frame overlooking river.
Copyright© Robert Shlaer
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