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Collections

Francis Frith
Tombs In Southern Cemetary, Cairo1879

Not on view
Sepia-toned photograph of a wide desert cityscape with minarets, domed mosques, and fortress walls rising against a pale sky, small figures and donkeys on a dusty road in the foreground

Francis Frith, Tombs In Southern Cemetary, Cairo, 1879, 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
Francis Frith
Title
Tombs In Southern Cemetary, Cairo
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
1879
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image: 6 3/8 × 9 1/16 in. (16.19 × 23.02 cm) Primary support: 12 1/2 × 17 5/16 in. (31.75 × 43.97 cm) Secondary support: 16 × 20 in. (40.64 × 50.8 cm) Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.64 × 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.852
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography