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Ambrotype of My Great Grandfather
Ambrotype of My Great Grandfather
Ambrotype of My Great Grandfather

Ambrotype of My Great Grandfather

Artist (American, 1921 - 2004)
Date1973
MediumPhotogravure
DimensionsImage: 9 7/8 × 8 1/8 in. (25.1 × 20.6 cm)
Support: 11 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (29.2 × 21.6 cm)
Mat: 17 × 14 in. (43.2 × 35.6 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Van Deren and Joan Coke, 1996
Object number1996.7.1
DescriptionPhotograph of Ambrotype image of Coke's great grandfather, the emulsion on the glass is cracked and peeling. Whole image appears solarized.
On View
Not on view
Terms
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