Lyons, Perrache Railroad Station (Lyon, Gare de Perrache) from Chemins de Fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée
Artist
Édouard Denis Baldus
(French (born Prussia), 1813 - 1889)
CultureFrench
Dateca.1861
MediumAlbumen print from collodion negative
PortfolioChemins de Fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2024.24
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 228
rail cars visible alongside them
Label TextÉdouard Denis Baldus French, born Prussia, 1813–1889 Lyon. Perrache Railroad Station, ca. 1856–61, from Chemins de Fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée, ca. 1861 Albumen print from collodion negative Rail construction linked city and country, opening up rural France to urbanites, just as country people migrated to the cities.At Lyon, in 1855, a new central station with its modern infrastructure transformed sleepy city streets into gaslit quarters crowded with travelers and migrants. The new rail facilities were built with human labor in vast public works projects, and in Édouard Denis Baldus’ photograph one such force is on display, posed with the tools of their trade. Museum purchase T2024.18.2 ProvenanceSerge Kakou.116, Rue St Denis 75002 Paris France to Chrysler Museum of Art.Exhibition History"New Frames of Reference: Early French Photographers at Home and Abroad," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va, gallery 228, September 5, 2024 - February 16, 2025.
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