"Canal Boats," Drawing for the Magic Lantern Slide Series "Transportation," 1881-1920
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Joseph Boggs Beale created artwork that was reproduced to make magic lantern slides. His works include some of the most artistic slide illustrations made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Beale was also prolific, producing more than 2,000 images used in over 250 different lantern slide sets. This drawing, from a history of transportation set, depicts a trip on a canal boat.
Joseph Boggs Beale created artwork that was reproduced to make magic lantern slides. His works include some of the most artistic slide illustrations made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Beale was also prolific, producing more than 2,000 images used in over 250 different lantern slide sets. This drawing, from a history of transportation set, depicts a trip on a canal boat.
Artifact
Drawing (Visual work)
Date Made
1881-1920
Creators
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
37.27.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Tempera
Technique
Grisaille
Color
Gray (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 14.25 in
Width: 14.25 in
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