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William Henry Fox Talbot
The Open Door1844

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Early salted paper or calotype photograph in reddish-brown tones, interior doorway with a broom leaning diagonally against the threshold, soft focus and faded edges
Artist or Maker
William Henry Fox Talbot
Title
The Open Door
Place Made
England
Date Made
1844
Medium
Salt print
Dimensions
Image: 5 11/16 × 7 11/16 in. (14.45 × 19.5 cm) Primary support: 7 5/16 × 8 13/16 in. (18.5 × 22.4 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.912
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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