[Acropolis, Athens, Greece]

James Robertson

Early 1850s

[Acropolis, Athens, Greece] by James Robertson

Medium

Salted paper print

Dimensions

Approx. 11 x 15

Classification

Photographs

Department

Photographs

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gilman Collection, Museum Purchase, 2005

Accession Number

2005.100.1365

About the Artist

James Robertson

James Downie Robertson, known professionally as James D. Robertson (1931–2010), was a distinguished Scottish painter whose vibrant depictions of the rugged West Coast landscapes profoundly shaped modern Scottish art. Born in Cowdenbeath, Fife, as one of twin boys, his family relocated to Glasgow at the outset of World War II, where he attended Hillhead High School. Robertson studied at the Glasgow...

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