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Sculpture, courtyard, and artifacts, Detroit Institute of Art [Detroit Museum of Art], Mich. – Vintage Wall Art

Sculpture, courtyard, and artifacts, Detroit Institute of Art [Detroit Museum of Art], Mich., [between 1920 and 1930] — historic photograph
Sculpture, courtyard, and artifacts, Detroit Institute of Art [Detroit Museum of Art], Mich., [between 1920 and 1930]. Historic photograph from the Detroit collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: Sculpture, courtyard, and artifacts, Detroit Institute of Art [Detroit Museum of Art], Mich., preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Sculpture, courtyard, and artifacts, Detroit Institute of Art [Detroit Museum of Art], Mich.

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This set of four glass negatives, made by the Detroit Publishing Company, documents the Detroit Museum of Art, the institution later known as the Detroit Institute of Arts. The views include a sculpture the cataloger tentatively titled "The Laborer," a museum courtyard, a display of antique chests and plaques, and a bust of a woman, with deer also listed among the subjects. The Detroit Publishing Company was a commercial photography firm that produced views of American cities and landmarks in the early 20th century, and its glass plates give a record of how the museum's collections were arranged between 1920 and 1930. Because the title and sitter are uncertain, the set is most useful as a snapshot of the interior spaces and holdings of that period.

Created / published[between 1920 and 1930]
Medium4 negatives : glass ; 6.5 x 8.5 in.
NotesTitle devised by cataloger. Contents: 1. The Laborer (?)" sculpture (D4-61314 A); 2. Museum courtyard (D4-61314 B); 3. Antique chests and plaques(D4-61314 C); 4. Bust of woman
SubjectsSculpture. Deer. Courtyards. Galleries & museums. Antiquities. Laborers.United States--Michigan--Detroit.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 756 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-70749

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