Engine #37 and Coal Car, Manufactured by Beyer, Peacock, Manchester
Artist
James Mudd
(English, 1821 - 1906)
Date1861
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsImage: 9 3/4 x 14 5/8 inches (24.77 x 37.15 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2006.44.15
On View
Not on viewCollections
Terms
Art in the Age of Steam: Europe, America and the Railway, 1830-1960. Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, April 18 – August 10, 2008, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, September 13, 2008 -January 18, 2009, no. 20.
Rotation 9. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, October 20, 2010 – March 13, 2011, no cat.
In 1854, James Mudd opened a photography studio in Manchester, England, focusing on studio portraiture and the sale of photographic equipment. In 1856, he was commissioned to photograph locomotives made by the world-renowned engineering firm of Beyer Peacock. Mudd’s photographs celebrate both the beauty of the machines and the achievements of British engineering. Ironically, in 1857, Mudd was appointed by an English court to take photographs at the Pendleton Alum Works to support the charge that the factory had been emitting toxic waste products which were adversely affecting the surrounding landscape. Mudd’s emotive photographs helped secure an indictment against the company.
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