Tropical Scenery, Turbo Village
1871
Medium
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions
Image: 20.3 x 27.9 cm (8 x 11 in.) Mount: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gilman Collection, Purchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 2005
Accession Number
2005.100.922
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the lush allure of *Tropical Scenery, Turbo Village (1871), a captivating albumen silver print American photographer John Moran. Captured from a glass negative, this 20.3 x 27.9 cm image (mounted at 40.6 x 50.8 cm) showcases the thatched-roof houses and clustered architecture of a remote Colombian village along the Gulf of Urabá. Moran's keen eye for detail renders the tropical environment with remarkable clarity, inviting viewers to explore everyday life in this equatorial outpost. In the mid-19th century, albumen prints like this one revolutionized photography, combining egg-white...
About the Artist
John Moran · 1821–1903
John Moran (1821–1903) was a British-born American landscape painter and photographer who became a significant figure in the artistic life of Philadelphia during the second half of the nineteenth century. Born in Bolton, Lancashire, England, he emigrated to the United States as a young man and settled in Philadelphia, where he became closely associated with one of the most remarkable artistic fami...