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William Frear — Forest Falls from above, Ithaca Gorge, No. 27 from the series "Views of Ithaca and Vicinity"

William Frear

Forest Falls from above, Ithaca Gorge, No. 27 from the series "Views of Ithaca and Vicinity"

Frear's elevated perspective creates a vertiginous stereo experience, transforming Ithaca's waterfalls into a sublime spectacle rivaling famous European cascades.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo

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William Frear, Forest Falls from above, Ithaca Gorge, No. 27 from the series "Views of Ithaca and Vicinity"

Frear's elevated perspective creates a vertiginous stereo experience, transforming Ithaca's waterfalls into a sublime spectacle rivaling famous European cascades.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Monochrome, Albumen Print, Serene, Documentary, 19th Century, American, Landscape, Nature, Stereoscopic, Waterfall

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