Pugahm Myo: Thapinyu Pagoda
Here the Thapinyu Pagoda, the tallest structure at Pugahm Myo, rises toward a cloudy sky. Because early negatives were overly sensitive to blue, clouds were difficult to photograph. To evoke them and other atmospheric effects, Tripe retouched his negatives by applying pigment in thin layers, gradually building up density and form with highlights and shadows. Demonstrating his dexterity, he would bring his retouching up to the edge of a structure, defining its silhouette with the precision of an architectural draftsman.
Artwork Details
- Title: Pugahm Myo: Thapinyu Pagoda
- Artist: Linnaeus Tripe (British, Devonport (Plymouth Dock) 1822–1902 Devonport)
- Date: August 20–24, 1855
- Medium: Albumen silver print from waxed paper negative
- Dimensions: Image: 25.1 x 34.5 cm (9 7/8 x 13 9/16 in.)
Mount: 45.6 x 58.3 cm (17 15/16 x 22 15/16 in.)
Mat: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm) - Classification: Photographs
- Credit Line: Purchase, The Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach, Directors, and Alfred Stieglitz Society Gifts, 2012
- Object Number: 2012.323.6
- Curatorial Department: Photographs
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