Tilled earth with construction in background, Princeton, New Jersey

© Michael A. Smith

Tilled earth with construction in background, Princeton, New Jersey

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Tilled earth with construction in background, Princeton, New Jersey,

May 1985

Michael A. Smith, American, born 1942
2005-191

Information

Title
Tilled earth with construction in background, Princeton, New Jersey
Dates

May 1985

Maker
Michael A. Smith
Medium

Gelatin silver chloride print

Dimensions

sheet: 19.3 x 24.3 cm. (7 5/8 x 9 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Joann Clark

Object Number
2005-191
Place Depicted

North America, United States, New Jersey, Princeton

Inscription

Dated and signed in graphite on mount, lower left and right below image: 1985 / Michael A. Smith

Inscribed on verso, bottom right corner: P8505-02//67 #21//50

Note: [P8505-02/67 #21/50] is the artist's series number, indicating year, month, and sequence number

Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs, collodion prints
Techniques
gelatin silver process, mounting
Subject
earth, buildings, rock (inorganic material), construction

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