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Paul Strand
Akeley Camera, New York1922

Not on view
Sepia-toned close-up photograph of a precision scientific instrument, possibly a theodolite, with dramatic high-contrast lighting picking out brass gears, adjustment knobs, and a slender graduated arm against deep shadow
Artist or Maker
Paul Strand
United States, 1890-1976
Title
Akeley Camera, New York
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1922
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.32 cm) Primary support: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.32 cm) Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.64 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Photography Acquisitions Fund and the Ralph M. Parsons Discretionary Fund
Accession Number
M.2003.125
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Aperture Foundation Inc., Paul Strand Archive