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Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2008.
Wells Cathedral: "A Sea of Steps"
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2008.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2008.

Wells Cathedral: "A Sea of Steps"

Artist Frederick H. Evans (English, 1853-1943)
CultureEnglish
Date1903
MediumPlatinum print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 5 1/2 × 4 5/8 in. (14 × 11.7 cm)
Overall: 18 × 13 15/16 in. (45.7 × 35.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Joyce F. and Robert B. Menschel
Object number2007.12.38.9
Not on view
DescriptionThis platinum print is of the interior of a wide stone staircase going to more than one door. The wall beside the stone doorway in view is decorated with stone columns. Beyond the stone doorway is a wooden door.

Label TextFrederick Evans English (1853-1943) Wells Cathedral: "A Sea of Steps," 1903 Platinum print Gift of Joyce F. and Robert B. Menschel 2007.12.38.9ProvenanceCollection of Robert B. and Joyce F. Menschel, New York; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, Gift of Joyce F. and Robert B. Menschel, 2007 Exhibition History'Recent Photography Acquistions," Alice R. and Frank B. Sol Photography Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, December 12, 2008.