Donor:

Mosher, Robert  Search this

Names:

Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Muskie, Edmund S., 1914-1996  Search this

Royko, Mike, 1932-1997  Search this

Actor:

Belushi, John, 1949-1982  Search this

Moore, Clayton, 1914-1999  Search this

Extent:

0.5 Cubic feet (2 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Place:

Washington (D.C.)

Date:

1971-1972, 2003

Summary:

The collection consists of nine black and white silver prints by Robert Mosher of monuments in Washington, DC and Arlington, Virginia with a focus on the visitors.

Scope and Contents:

Photographs taken at the Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, and Washington Monument in Washington, DC, as well as the JFK Memorial in Arlington, Virginia showing tourists and visitors interacting with the sites. The photographs are on paper, fiber-based, silver gelatin, matted, and 18-1/2" x 21-1/4".

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged into two series Series 1: Washington, DC monuments, 2003 Series 2: Chicago, 1971-1973

Biographical / Historical:

Robert Mosher is a photographer who works in black and white and focuses on filling space in his compositions. Sources Bonner, Heather. "Photography Opening with Robert Mosher." Thedetroiter.com. April 8, 2009. (Accessed July 22, 2016. http://www.thedetroiter.com/v3/2009/04/photography-opening-with-robert-mosher/.)

Provenance:

Donated by Robert Mosher, 2017

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

RRobert Mosher retains copyright. rchives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Monuments  Search this

Thomas Jefferson Memorial (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Tourists -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Tourism  Search this

Washington Monument (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Streetscapes  Search this

Parades  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 2000-2010

Citation:

Robert Mosher Photoprints, 2003, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of the artist.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1203

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Robert Mosher Photoprints

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8651cc7e3-6d03-4732-b7d8-bace01697c8e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1203