John Burroughs at His Chestnut Bark Study at Riverby, 1919
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John Burroughs (1837-1921) was an internationally known naturalist and essayist who wrote about accessible and familiar landscapes. In 1873, Burroughs bought a plot of land overlooking the Hudson in the Catskills of upstate New York and named it Riverby. Here, he farmed and cultivated grapes and fruit trees. He also erected a family home and built secluded retreats where he penned some of his most famous works.
John Burroughs (1837-1921) was an internationally known naturalist and essayist who wrote about accessible and familiar landscapes. In 1873, Burroughs bought a plot of land overlooking the Hudson in the Catskills of upstate New York and named it Riverby. Here, he farmed and cultivated grapes and fruit trees. He also erected a family home and built secluded retreats where he penned some of his most famous works.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1919
Subject Date
1919
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
00.1764.11
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten in pencil on back: John Burroughs / at his Chestnut bark Study / Riverby, West Park, N.Y. / 1919 / Photograph by Walsh Studio / 45755/4 Cropping notes for publication handwritten in pencil: 14 picas wide in tan / proof tan / gray border
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