Copper Mines at Chuquicamata Chile, South America

Photograph

DePaul Art Museum

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2008.14

Description

Remains of two seated humans above a sign reading 'Chile Exploration Co. Mine Department'

Acquisition

Notes

Collection of DePaul University, gift of Jennifer and Isaac Goldman

Made/Created

Artist

Hoit, Richard B.

Date made

1918

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

verso

Transcription

Copper Mines at Chuquicamata Chile SA. 10,000ft elv. near Bolivian Border (A note about the history of the two figures in the photo)

Material/Technique

graphite

Type

Inscription

Location

verso

Transcription

[two stamps about publication]

Material/Technique

stamp

Type

Inscription

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

PHOTOGRAPHS

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image

Width

8 in

Length

10 in

Dimension Description

matte

Width

16 in

Length

20 in

Exhibition

Realism and Magic: Latin American Photography from the Collection of DePaul University

Interpretative Labels

Label

Copper Mines at Chuquicamata Chile, South America Hoit, Richard B. 1918 Remains of two seated humans above a sign reading 'Chile Exploration Co. Mine Department'