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Peter Henry Emerson
The North River1887, printed 1890

Not on view
Sepia-toned panoramic photograph of an industrial waterfront, with a tall brick granary tower at left, moored sailing vessels and a steamship on a wide river channel

Peter Henry Emerson, The North River, 1887, printed 1890, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Peter Henry Emerson
Title
The North River
Place Made
England
Date Made
1887, printed 1890
Medium
Photogravure
Dimensions
Image: 3 5/16 × 8 1/16 in. (8.4 × 20.48 cm) Primary support: 10 1/16 × 11 13/16 in. (25.56 × 30 cm) Mat: 13 15/16 × 17 15/16 in. (35.4 × 45.56 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.707
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography