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Tsagain Myo: A Roadway

August 29–30, 1855
Not on view
This view of rustic dwellings nestled among towering trees along a dusty road departs from Tripe’s more strictly topographical compositions, illustrating his statement, "The Picturesque may be allowed perhaps, supplementally," in photographs.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Tsagain Myo: A Roadway
  • Artist: Linnaeus Tripe (British, Devonport (Plymouth Dock) 1822–1902 Devonport)
  • Date: August 29–30, 1855
  • Medium: Albumen silver print from waxed(?) paper negative
  • Dimensions: Image: 24.5 x 34.1 cm (9 5/8 x 13 7/16 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: 2012.323.10
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs

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