Artist
Thomas Annan(Scottish, 1829–1887)Scottish, 1829–1887
CultureScottish
Titles
- Close, No. 18 Saltmarket.
- from the publication The Old Closes & Streets of Glasgow
Date1868–1871, printed 1877
Place depictedGlasgow, Scotland
MediumCarbon print
DimensionsImage: 11 3/16 × 8 3/4 in. (28.4 × 22.2 cm)
Sheet: 11 3/16 × 8 3/4 in. (28.4 × 22.2 cm)
Mount: 19 7/8 × 15 1/8 in. (50.5 × 38.4 cm)
Sheet: 11 3/16 × 8 3/4 in. (28.4 × 22.2 cm)
Mount: 19 7/8 × 15 1/8 in. (50.5 × 38.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Alexander K. McLanahan in honor of Jonathan Finger at "One Great Night in November, 2016"
Object number2016.219
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 208
On view
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
In 1866 the Glasgow City Improvement Trust commissioned Thomas Annan to photograph areas of the city slated for demolition. Although he was more interested in documenting the closes (narrow cul-de-sacs between buildings) than their inhabitants, in this photograph, Annan nonetheless recorded the blurry forms of two figures in the doorways on the right. Their ghostly forms seem to anticipate the fate of the buildings, which would soon vanish from sight.
Provenance[Unidentified dealer]; [Alan Klotz Gallery c. 1996]; purchased by MFAH, 2016.
Exhibition History“Another Time, Another Place: Aspects of 19th Century Photography”, Alan Klotz Gallery, New York, July 7–August 20, 2010.
“The AIPAD Photography Show,” New York, April 10–13, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Letterpress LC: 25. Close, No. 18 Saltmarket.
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