Lighthouse under Construction in Harbor, Algeria
Artist
John Beasley Greene
(American, born France, 1832 - 1856)
Dateca. 1856
MediumSalt print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 8 13/16 × 11 1/8 inches (22.38 × 28.26 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2006.44.10
Signednone
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn sheet verso, lower left, in pencil: "1000.10.1"
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Terms
John Beasly Greene was born in France to American parents who had recently moved from Boston. Greene had a deep interest in both archaeology and photography. He made several trips to the Middle East between 1852 and 1856 to photograph and to conduct excavations. A master of the calotype (or paper-negative) technique, Greene made photographs-such as this astonishing print-that are, by turns, bold, dynamic and minimal. This genius of photography died in 1856 at the age of only twenty-four.
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