Belle Grove near Baton Rouge

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Belle Grove near Baton Rouge

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Belle Grove near Baton Rouge,

1941

Edward Weston, 1886–1958; born Highland Park, IL; died Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
x1971-486

Information

Title
Belle Grove near Baton Rouge
Dates

1941

Maker
Edward Weston
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
24.4 x 19.3 cm (9 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.) mount: 41.5 x 34.6 cm. (16 5/16 x 13 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of David H. McAlpin, Class of 1920
Object Number
x1971-486
Place Depicted

North America, United States, Louisiana, Belle Grove Plantation

Inscription
Initialed and dated in graphite on mount, below image right: EW 1941 Inscribed negative code and titled in graphite, verso: L41 - PH - 2 / Belle Grove near Baton Rouge
Culture
American
Type
black-and-white photographs, photographs, gelatin silver prints
Techniques
mounting, gelatin silver process
Subject
columns (architectural elements), buildings, Neoclassical, derelict buildings, ruins

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