Who created "The Moon"?

The Moon was created by John Adams Whipple|James Wallace Black in 1857–60.

When was "The Moon" created?

This artwork was created 1857–60.

What medium is "The Moon"?

The Moon is Salted paper print from glass negative.

Is "The Moon" in the public domain?

Yes, The Moon is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Moon

John Adams Whipple|James Wallace Black

1857–60

Medium

Salted paper print from glass negative

Dimensions

Sheet: 8 1/4 × 6 3/16 in. (21 × 15.7 cm)

Classification

Photographs

Department

Photographs

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Robert O. Dougan Collection, Gift of Warner Communications Inc., 1981

Accession Number

1981.1229.19

Tags

AstronomyMoon

Art Historical Context

Behold *The Moon* (1857–60), a pioneering salted paper print from glass negative by Boston photographers John Adams Whipple and James Black. Captured through a powerful telescope at Harvard College Observatory, this 8¼ × 6⅜-inch image reveals the lunar surface's craters and maria in stunning detail, marking one of the earliest successful astro-photographs. In the mid-19th century, was revolutionizing science and art. Whipple, renowned for his daguerreotypes and collaborations with astronomer William Cranch Bond, employed the wet-collodion process—coating glass plates with light-sensitive chem...

The Moon

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