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Interior of Le Géant Inflating

A sepia-toned photograph of the inside of an inflating balloon-like space. The floor is all gathered fabric. The wall behind it is a sunrise of radiating lines.
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  • A sepia-toned photograph of the inside of an inflating balloon-like space. The floor is all gathered fabric. The wall behind it is a sunrise of radiating lines.

Date:

1863, printed later

Artist:

Nadar (Gaspard Félix Tournachon)
French, 1820–1910

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Nadar (Gaspard Félix Tournachon)

Title

Interior of Le Géant Inflating

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1863

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Inscriptions

Inscribed recto, upper left, in white pencil: "Nadar"; recto, lower right, on mount, below image, in white ink: "Nadar"; verso unchecked

Dimensions

Image: 11 × 8.3 cm (4 3/8 × 3 5/16 in.); Mount: 14.7 × 10.6 cm (5 13/16 × 4 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Wirt D. Walker Endowment

Reference Number

1989.586

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