The Wilkinson Album
Medium
Albumen silver and salted paper prints
Dimensions
10 7/8 × 17 1/16 in. (27.6 × 43.4 cm)
Classification
Albums
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Charles K. and Irma B. Wilkinson, 1977
Accession Number
1977.683.1–.76
Tags
About the Artist
Unknown|Henri de Couliboeuf de Blocqueville|Frances Carlhian|Antonio Giannuzzi|Luigi Pesce
The artist designated as "Unknown" in our virtual museum's collection exemplifies a poignant chapter in art history: creators whose identities have faded into obscurity despite the enduring power of their work. With only one known artwork attributed to them in our holdings, this figure represents countless anonymous hands that shaped visual culture across centuries. Museums worldwide, including th...