Untitled (1862): Art, History and Details
Untitled at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1862, albumen print from wet collodion negative. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Untitled (1862) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is James Fitzallen Ryder (American, 1826–1904).
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
Like other prominent photographers of the 1800s, Ryder, a Clevelander, undertook commissioned works from the expanding railroad industry to document the safety and convenience of railway travel, as well as to endorse resettlement on company-owned land and reassure investors. The serpentine track in this charming image winds its way through a dense forest, leading the viewer’s imagination to unexpected adventures.
Object facts
- Title: Untitled
- Date: 1862
- Creator attribution: James Fitzallen Ryder (American, 1826–1904)
- Culture: America
- Type: Photograph
- Technique: albumen print from wet collodion negative
- Dimensions: Image: 18.8 x 23.7 cm (7 3/8 x 9 5/16 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)
- Collection: PH - American 19th Century
- Department: Photography
- Accession number: 1996.238
Collection credit
John L. Severance Fund
Further reading listed by the museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Tom E Hinson. Catalogue of Photography. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996.
View the collection record
See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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