Trichomanes Crispum (Jamaica)

Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Anna Atkins British, 1799–1871. Trichomanes Crispum (Jamaica), ca. 1850. Cyanotype, Image: 8 1/4 x 5 in. (21 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Katherine and Gregg Degn, 2003.62.1. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2003.62.1.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Trichomanes Crispum (Jamaica)
Date
ca. 1850
Medium
Cyanotype
Classification
Dimensions
Image: 8 1/4 x 5 in. (21 x 12.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Katherine and Gregg Degn
Accession Number
2003.62.1
Rights
No known copyright restrictions
This work may be in the public domain in the United States. Works created by United States and non-United States nationals published prior to 1923 are in the public domain, subject to the terms of any applicable treaty or agreement. You may download and use Brooklyn Museum images of this work. Please include caption information from this page and credit the Brooklyn Museum. If you need a high resolution file, please fill out our online application form (charges apply). The Museum does not warrant that the use of this work will not infringe on the rights of third parties, such as artists or artists' heirs holding the rights to the work. It is your responsibility to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions before copying, transmitting, or making other use of protected items beyond that allowed by "fair use," as such term is understood under the United States Copyright Act. The Brooklyn Museum makes no representations or warranties with respect to the application or terms of any international agreement governing copyright protection in the United States for works created by foreign nationals. For further information about copyright, we recommend resources at the United States Library of Congress, Cornell University, Copyright and Cultural Institutions: Guidelines for U.S. Libraries, Archives, and Museums, and Copyright Watch. For more information about the Museum's rights project, including how rights types are assigned, please see our blog posts on copyright. If you have any information regarding this work and rights to it, please contact copyright@brooklynmuseum.org.
Frequent Art Questions
What is cyanotype?
Cyanotype is an early photographic process that continues to be popular with fine artists today. The process works by treating paper with iron salts that react with light to create a Prussian Blue color. The process is especially valued for its ability to pick up a great amount of detail in the resulting print. You can see the veins in the leaves of Anna Atkins' print, for example.So the prints are always blue?Yes! The process can only produce shades of blue.
Have information?
Have information about an artwork? Contact us at