Workman with Book
Artist
Frederick K. Coulson
(American, 1869–1931)
DateMay 31, 1894
Mediumcyanotype on cream wove paper
Dimensionsimage: 12 × 9.5 cm (4 3/4 × 3 3/4 in.)
sheet: 24.8 × 19.6 cm (9 3/4 × 7 11/16 in.)
sheet: 24.8 × 19.6 cm (9 3/4 × 7 11/16 in.)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineEliza S. Paine Fund
Object number2010.270.49
DescriptionPhotograph from an album of 132 cyanotypes on cream wove paper.This man, one of the workers on the Salisbury estate, appears in several of Coulson's photographs. The striking image, in which a book contrasts with working-class attire, suggests an educated individual. Man on the Sunday of Memorial Day weeken, the cyanotype evokes a relaxing day for the staff.
–"Frederick Coulson: Blueprints of a Golden Age," by James A. Welu, p.31, plate 10
ProvenanceLee Gallery, Winchester, MA
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