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G. F. Gates — Artist's Dream, No. 18 from the series "Stereographs of the Watkins Glen"

G. F. Gates

Artist's Dream, No. 18 from the series "Stereographs of the Watkins Glen"

1860

Part of Gates's innovative stereographic documentation of New York's scenic gorges, this albumen print creates a dreamlike vision that capitalizes on the three-dimensional illusion possible with stereo photography.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo

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G. F. Gates, Artist's Dream, No. 18 from the series "Stereographs of the Watkins Glen", 1860

Part of Gates's innovative stereographic documentation of New York's scenic gorges, this albumen print creates a dreamlike vision that capitalizes on the three-dimensional illusion possible with stereo photography.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo
Year
1860
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Albumen Print, Stereograph, Documentary, American, Photograph, Scenic, Landscape, Nature

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