Cyrus McCormick from The Installation Blue Fall
Artist
Michael Light
(American, 1963)
Artist/Vendor
Michael Light
(American, b. 1963)
CultureAmerican
Date1993
MediumToned gelatin silver print with glass in steel frame
DimensionsOverall: 16 3/4 x 18 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. (42.5 x 47.6 x 16.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number95.34
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a toned gelatin silver print, glass, vinyl and steel object. Number 1 of 3. It is a toned gelatin silver print with glass over top mounted in a steel frame. The photograph is an aerial view of farms with the name "Cyrus McCormick" in white letters overlayed. Cyrus Hall McCormick invented the mechanical reaper in 1831, and the horse-drawn farm equipment was patented by his son of the same name in 1834.
