Herbert W. Gleason

Brister's Spring

1908

Two large tree trunks rise beside a small leaf-covered stream in a quiet, leaf-strewn forest.

Two large tree trunks rise beside a small leaf-covered stream in a quiet, leaf-strewn forest.

Not on view

Date
1908

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Palladium print

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 8 5/16 × 6 in. (21.1 × 15.2 cm) Image: 6 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (16.5 × 11.4 cm)

Accession number
98.78.1

Credit line
Gift of Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist's estate

API
artworks/12002

Part of a series:
Walden, Life in the Woods
9 works

Two large tree trunks rise beside a small leaf-covered stream in a quiet, leaf-strewn forest.

A large pile of stones sits in a quiet forest clearing beside a lake.

Snow-covered trees and bushes surround a quiet, open clearing blanketed in fresh snow.

Three dark felt balls arranged like a face on a circular gray background mounted on paper.

A narrow dirt path winds along a wooded lake shore under tall trees.

Calm lake shoreline with pine trees in the foreground and a dense forest across the water.

A bird's nest holding nine eggs tucked among leaves and pine needles at a tree base.

Tangled roots or seaweed hanging downward against a pale, textured background.

Tall pine trees stand on a shoreline with their reflections mirrored in a calm pond.

Exhibitions

The Whitney’s Collection: Selections from 1900 to 1965

June 28, 2019–May 1, 2025

Herbert W. Gleason
9 works in the collection, 1 exhibition

View artist