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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

William Edward Dassonville, Ropes Between Boats, 1920s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin, digital image © Museum Associates / LACMA

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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