Total Eclipse / LL "D.O. Stephens" - "Peru 1937"
Scope and Contents
"With the visible sun hidden by the dark disk of the moon, the usually invisible streamers of the corona flesh forth, extending nearly two million miles in space, these plumes of the sun's upper atmosphere brighten a darkened sky." Inscription: "June 8 1937, 5.21 Cerro de Pasco, Peru Altitude 14,400".
Dates
- 1937
Creator
- Stephens, D. Owen (Daniel Owen), 1893-1937 (Artist, Person)
Biographical / Historical
Born in: PA; Died in: Balboa/Panama Canal Zone. Active in: PA.Member of AMNH-Grace Peruvian Eclipse Expedition, 1937 died on return trip. Exhibits at AMNH 9/24/1934-10/21/1934 "Astronomical Paintings" and 9/27/1937-10/31/1937 "Astronomical Paintings." Stephens was a noted painter of astronomical subjects and an author and architect.
Extent
1 Object : painting : oil on canvas ; 72 x 54 in.
Language of Materials
English
Condition
Split-warped, dirty (4).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Junior Astronomy Club, AMNH; 9/28/1937.
Exhibition Note
9/27-10/31/1937 AMNH "Astronomical Paintings by the late D. Owen Stephens".
Local Note
A-308, ASTRO-35476.
Creator
- Stephens, D. Owen (Daniel Owen), 1893-1937 (Artist, Person)
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Sponsor
- The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation provided support to make this finding aid available in ArchivesSpace (2016-2017).
Repository Details
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