Back Forties

Photograph

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The Blue Mountains Museum and Archive

Back Forties: Black and white photo of a snow-covered hill in the back forties. In the background of the photo on the land-hand side is a bare tree, whose branches are covering the sun. There are also small indications of other plant life sprouting up from beneath the snow in the center of the photo.
Back Forties

Black and white photo of a snow-covered hill in the back forties. In the background of the photo on the land-hand side is a bare tree, whose branches are covering the sun. There are also small indications of other plant life sprouting up from beneath the snow in the center of the photo.

Name/Title

Back Forties

Entry/Object ID

2008-042-044

Description

Black and white photographic print of a wind-swept, snow-covered hill. Their is a bare tree in upper left of the photograph. On the back, printed in pencil, is "Back Forties / Tree Still There / Winter of 2001-2 / Geo Foster".

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Photographic Print

Subject Place

Escarpment

Blue Mountain

City

The Blue Mountains

County

Grey

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Made/Created

Artist

Foster, George

Date made

circa 1940

Notes

Date: Mid 1940's

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of the print

Transcription

"Back Forties / Tree Still There / Winter of 2001-2 / Go Foster".

Language

English

Dimensions

Height

25.2 cm

Width

20.2 cm