Taking Up the Eel Net

1886

Documentary photography meets artistic vision as Emerson records traditional fishing practices with platinum's exceptional ability to capture subtle tonal variations.

Medium: platinum print

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Peter Henry Emerson, Taking Up the Eel Net, 1886

Documentary photography meets artistic vision as Emerson records traditional fishing practices with platinum's exceptional ability to capture subtle tonal variations.

Medium: platinum print
Year: 1886
Seen at: Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art