Contributed by Farnsworth Museum of Art through Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc.
Description
This camera obscura is a wood and glass device for projecting an image onto paper for drawing. This device was constructed by Jonathan Fisher to enable him to create his painting Morning View - Blue Hill. It folds into a case that is transportable.
About This Item
- Title: Camera Obscura, Blue Hill, 1824
- Creator: Jonathan Fisher
- Creation Date: 1824
- Subject Date: 1824
- Location: Blue Hill, Hancock County, ME
- Media: Wood, glass
- Local Code: 1968.1465.105
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Clergy--Maine--Blue Hill
- Artists--Maine--Blue Hill
- Fisher, Jonathan, 1768-1847--Associated objects
- Cabinetmaking--Maine--Blue Hill
- Camera obscuras--Maine--Blue Hill
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For more information about this item, contact:
Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc.44 Miles Road, Blue Hill, ME 04614
(207) 374-2459
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