Amon Carter print details
A black-and-white photograph of an abandoned, crumbling rock city built into the side of a desert cliff.

"The City of the Dead," Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde, South Section O Ruins

Laura Gilpin (1891-1979)

Object Details

  • Date

    Sep. 1925, printed ca. 1925

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Gelatin silver print

  • Dimensions

    Image: 9 11/16 x 7 5/8 in.
    Mount: 14 x 11 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Mount, Verso:

    u.c. on paper label: [printed]: A : PHOTOGRAPH \ BY : LAURA : GILPIN \ TITLE [typed]: "THE CITY OF THE DEAD" \ CLIFF PALACE. MESA VERDE. \ SOUTH SECTION O RUIN [sic] \ Copyright. \ [printed]: COLORADO : SPRINGS : COLORADO

  • Collection Name

    Laura Gilpin Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Bequest of the artist

  • Accession Number

    P1979.125.92

  • Copyright

    © 1979 Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Additional details

Location: Off view
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