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The image shows a rugged landscape viewed from a high vantage point. A steep, rocky terrain leads to a flat plateau with ancient stone structures. The horizon is low in the frame, with open land stretching into the distance. The color palette is sepia tones, emphasizing rocky surfaces and architectural details. The sky is cloudless.
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The image shows a rugged landscape viewed from a high vantage point. A steep, rocky terrain leads to a flat plateau with ancient stone structures. The horizon is low in the frame, with open land stretching into the distance. The color palette is sepia tones, emphasizing rocky surfaces and architectural details. The sky is cloudless.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

Acoma Pueblo

Frederick Monsen

Date
c. 1900
Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 46.04 x 61.91 cm (18 1/8 x 24 3/8 in.) sheet: 49.21 x 65.25 cm (19 3/8 x 25 11/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
2006.170.9
Credit line
Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CPH
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • gelatin silver print
  • Architecture
  • North American Indian
  • landscape
  • Southwest United States
Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.

Inscription

On verso, by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: FMC/010

NGA object ID 136521. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.