Full Moon: The Left Hand Moon was Photographed June 2nd, 1871. The Right Hand Moon was Photographed Aug. 29, 1871

1871

Not on view

Like Warren De La Rue before him, Rutherfurd produced lunar stereoviews, pairing photographs of the full moon taken at different times and places. Seen through an optical viewer, the composite image presents an otherwise impossible three-dimensional view of the moon.

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Title: Full Moon: The Left Hand Moon was Photographed June 2nd, 1871. The Right Hand Moon was Photographed Aug. 29, 1871
Artist: Lewis Morris Rutherfurd (American, New York 1816–1892 Tranquility, New Jersey)
Publisher: E. & H. T. Anthony (American)
Date: 1871
Medium: Albumen silver print
Dimensions: 3 3/8 × 6 7/8 in. (8.6 × 17.5 cm)
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Gift of Weston J. Naef, in memory of Kathleen W. Naef and Weston J. Naef Sr., 1982
Object Number: 1982.1182.291
Curatorial Department: Photographs

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