The Gunnison Canyon, Colorado
Series TitleFrémont-Carvalho Project
Artist
Robert Shlaer
(American, born 1943)
DateJuly 21, 1996
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 3 1/4 × 4 1/4 inches (8.26 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.67.51.51
SignedSignature engraved on plate verso: "© R. Shlaer 880"
InscribedEngraved on plate verso: "The Gunnison Canyon / July 21, 1996 / Frémont-Carvalho Project"
MarkingsOn plate verso, upper left, white label with red pen: "X 51";
On plate verso, upper right, in pencil: "880";
On plate verso, right edge, in pencil: "7/21-5 / 7/27-5 / 9/27 / 15, 15 / 4/15/19 / new [illeg.]";
On plate verso, lower left, in pencil: "880 / 880"
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionQuarter plate uncased daguerreotype. Image of still body of water leading up to steep cliff covered with snow and evergreens.Copyright© Robert Shlaer
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Robert Shlaer
March 5, 1997
2015.67.51.56
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March 12, 1996
2015.67.51.59
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February 12, 1998
2015.67.51.115