Earth as Seen from the Moon
Earth as Seen from the Moon

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Earth as Seen from the Moon,

ca. 1920

Howard Russell Butler, 1856–1934; born New York City, NY; died Princeton, NJ
PP353
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Special Exhibition

<p>An artist and scientist, Howard Russell Butler, Class of 1876, painted planetscapes, eclipses, and portraits. In an age when black-and-white astrophotography was well developed—as seen in works by Rutherfurd as well as Loewy and Puiseux also on display—but color photography was not yet refined, Butler’s painting was valued for his system of recording color. His skills were also used to scientifically depict worlds that no camera was able to reach, for example the surface of Mars or, in this painting, Earth as seen from the moon. </p>

Information

Title
Earth as Seen from the Moon
Dates

ca. 1920

Maker
Howard Russell Butler
Medium
Oil on wood panel
Dimensions
sight: 39.7 × 52.1 cm (15 5/8 × 20 1/2 in.) frame: 56.5 × 69.2 × 2.5 cm (22 1/4 × 27 1/4 × 1 in.) frame (small silver frame): 44.8 × 56.5 × 2.5 cm (17 5/8 × 22 1/4 × 1 in.)
Credit Line
Princeton University, gift of H. Russell Butler Jr.
Object Number
PP353
Culture
American
Type
oil paintings, paintings
Materials
panel (wood), oil paint
Subject
earth, red, moons, green (color), blue, gray (color), black, stars

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