Gardner Butte, Colorado
Series TitleFrémont-Carvalho Project
Artist
Robert Shlaer
(American, born 1943)
DateJune 3, 1996
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 3 1/4 × 4 1/4 inches (8.26 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.67.51.20
SignedSignature engraved on plate verso: "© R. Shlaer 656"
InscribedEngraved on plate verso: "Gardner Butte / June 3, 1996 / Frémont-Carvalho Project"
MarkingsOn plate verso, upper left, white label with red pen: "IV 20";
On plate verso, left edge, in pencil: "656";
On plate verso, upper right, in pencil: "june";
On plate verso, right edge, in pencil: "6/3-2 G";
On plate verso, lower right, in pencil: "656 / 45".
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DescriptionQuarter plate uncased daguerreotype. Image of steep hill surrounded by trees and weeds amid dry landscape; sweeping clouds cross over a blue-hued sky.Copyright© Robert Shlaer
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