Shad Fishermen Hauling the Net at Gloucester, New Jersey
Thomas Eakins, American, 1844 - 1916
Geography:
Photograph taken in Gloucester, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1881-82Medium:
CyanotypeDimensions:
Sheet: 2 7/8 x 3 7/8 inches (7.3 x 9.8 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
1991-64-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the Lola Downin Peck Fund, 1991
Photograph taken in Gloucester, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1881-82Medium:
CyanotypeDimensions:
Sheet: 2 7/8 x 3 7/8 inches (7.3 x 9.8 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1991-64-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the Lola Downin Peck Fund, 1991
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In April 1881, Eakins made the first of several visits to Gloucester, New Jersey, across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, to photograph shad fishermen. His principal motive was to make studies for paintings, but he considered several images pleasing enough to print as gifts for family and friends.
