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RISDM 2002-98-24.tif
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Christopher Grant La Farge

Wesquage Beach Inlet

Description

Maker

Christopher Grant La Farge (American, 1862-1938)

Title

Wesquage Beach Inlet

Year

ca. 1900

Medium

  • platinum print on gray mount

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • platinum print on gray mount

Materials

platinum print

Dimensions

Image/sheet: 11.5 x 15.9 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Muriel A. La Farge

Object Number

2002.98.24

Type

  • Photographs

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

America in View
Landscape Photography 1865 to Now
Sep 21, 2012 – Jan 13, 2013

Label copy

Christopher Grant La Farge grew up in Newport, Rhode Island, where his father, the American painter, decorative artist, and writer John La Farge, came to study. Although Christopher was a noted New York-based architect, he made many photographs in Rhode Island, including those on view here. Little is known about his work as a photographer, but his gray mats with their historic hanging devices on the reverse suggest he exhibited in his lifetime. The strong contrasts of light and shadow and complex compositions indicate both his deep knowledge of art and a familiarity with the evocative landscapes and aesthetic theories of Pictorialist photographers.

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This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Christopher Grant La Farge (American, 1862-1938)
Wesquage Beach Inlet, ca. 1900
platinum print on gray mount
Image/sheet: 11.5 x 15.9 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Muriel A. La Farge 2002.98.24

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