The "Crawlers"
| Title | The "Crawlers" |
|---|---|
| Artist | John Thomson (Scottish, 1837–1921) and Adolphe Smith (English, 1846–1925) |
| Date | 1881 19th century |
| Medium | Woodburytype, plate 15 in the book "Street Incidents" (1881) |
| Classification | photography |
| Origin | Scotland Scotland |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Wentworth Greene Field Endowment |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“The "Crawlers"” is a work by John Thomson (Scottish, 1837–1921) and Adolphe Smith (English, 1846–1925), dated 1881. It is executed in woodburytype, plate 15 in the book "street incidents" (1881) and classified as photography. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to 1881. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Scotland. Browse more public-domain art from Scotland.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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