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William Edward Dassonville
Ropes Between Boats1920s

Not on view
Black and white photograph of two ship hulls framing a smoky industrial waterfront, with crossed mooring ropes, an anchor, and a painted draft scale
Artist or Maker
William Edward Dassonville
Title
Ropes Between Boats
Date Made
1920s
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 9 5/8 × 7 3/4 in. (24.45 × 19.69 cm) Primary support: 13 9/16 × 10 3/4 in. (34.45 × 27.31 cm) Mat: 19 3/4 × 15 13/16 in. (50.17 × 40.16 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.617
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Salvesen, Britt. See the Light: Photography, Perception, Cognition: the Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2013.

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