Vues Photographiques prises en Crimée (Photographs Taken in the Crimea)
James Robertson
1855-1856
Medium
bound volume of 35 salted paper prints
Dimensions
book (closed): 37 × 43.3 × 3 cm (14 9/16 × 17 1/16 × 1 3/16 in.)
Classification
Volume
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Michael and Jane Wilson
Accession Number
2012.137.2
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...