[The three solar eclipses seen in the United States in 1918, 1923, and 1925] [art original] / [H.R. Butler]
Collection
Identifier: Offsite Storage
Scope and Contents
Triptych designed for the proposed Astronomic Hall. The left panel depicts the June 8, 1918, eclipse as seen in Baker, Or.; the center panel depicts the Sept. 10, 1923, eclipse as seen in Lompoc, Calif.; the right panel depicts the Jan. 24, 1925, eclipse as seen in Middletown, Ct.
Panel sizes: left panel: 248 x 173 cm. (97.5 x 68 in.); center panel: 241 x 170 cm. (95 x 67 in.); right panel: 234 x 165 cm. (92 x 65 in.)
At bottom right of left panel: H.R. Butler © Baker, Ore. June 8 1918. Other two panels unsigned.
Dates
- 1925
Creator
- Butler, Howard Russell, 1856-1934 (Artist, Person)
Extent
3 Items : 3 paintings : oil on masonite ; 248 x 173 cm. or smaller
Referenced In
Mitchell, S.A., Nat. hist., v. 26, no. 4 (July/Aug. 1926), p. 345-355. Butler, H.R., ibid., p. 356-362.
Local note
Located in offsite storage. No barcodes on panels.
Creator
- Butler, Howard Russell, 1856-1934 (Artist, Person)
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository
Contact:
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024 USA
(212) 769-5420
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American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024 USA
(212) 769-5420
[email protected]
