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Floor of Death Valley from over a Mile Elevation
Edward Weston (American, 1886–1958)
1938
Medium/Technique
Photograph, gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Sheet: 19.4 x 24.1 cm (7 5/8 x 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
The Lane Collection
Accession Number2017.2588
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Photography
ClassificationsPhotographs
DescriptionConger 1396
InscriptionsOn mt. below pt. b.r.: Edward Weston 1939 (sic?); verso of mt. u.l.: DV-DV-19G; c.: Floor of Death Valley/from over a mile elevationPP: Dante’s View, 1938
ProvenanceBetween 1967 and 1973, sold by the family of the artist to William H. Lane (b. 1914 - d. 1995) and Saundra B. Lane, Lunenburg, MA; 2016, gift of Saundra B. Lane to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 28, 2016)