Thomas Joshua Cooper

In the entry hallway,

An Indication Piece
The English Channel - Looking S., S. W. - Towards the New World
Rame Head (Number 2), Near Plymouth
Cornwall, England 1998-2001
(The Last View of the English Coast that the Pilgrim Settlers would have had upon their leave-taking from England for the New World)
silver gelatin print, selenium toned
edition of 3 (#2/3)
image: 16 1/4 x 22 3/4 inches (41.2 x 57.8 cm)
mat: 28 x 36 inches (71.1 x 91.5 cm)
framed: 31 x 39 inches (78.8 x 99.1 cm)
TJC-152.2

A Premonitional Work
The English Channel - Looking S., S. W. - Towards the New World
Beachy Head, The South Downs
Sussex, England 1997-2001
silver gelatin print, selenium toned
edition of 3 (#2/3)
image: 16 1/4 x 22 3/4 inches (41.2 x 57.8 cm)
mat: 28 x 36 inches (71.1 x 91.5 cm)
framed: 31 x 39 inches (78.8 x 99.1 cm)
TJC-158.2

An Indication Piece
The Dover Strait - Looking S., S. W. - Towards the New World
North Foreland, Isle of Thanet
The Easternmost Point of Kent, England 1998-2001
(The Lighthouse on this point ceased operations as the last-manned British Lighthouse after 400 years of continuous operation at midnight on the night of making the picture)
silver gelatin print, selenium toned
edition of 3 (#AP2/3)
image: 16 1/4 x 22 3/4 inches (41.2 x 57.8 cm)
mat: 28 x 36 inches (71.1 x 91.5 cm)
framed: 31 x 39 inches (78.8 x 99.1 cm)
TJC-153.AP2

In the main gallery, counterclockwise from right,

An Indication Piece
Cabot Strait - Looking N., N. E. - Towards the Old World
Cape North, Cape Breton Island
Nova Scotia, Canada 1999-2001
(One of the two Northernmost Points of Nova Scotia-
and along the site of John Cabot's Canadian discoveries
and explorations of the New World for the English)
silver gelatin print, selenium toned
edition of 3 (#2/3)
image: 16 1/4 x 22 3/4 inches (41.2 x 57.8 cm)
mat: 28 x 36 inches (71.1 x 91.5 cm)
framed: 31 x 39 inches (78.8 x 99.1 cm)
TJC-155.2
An Indication Piece
The Gulf of St. Lawrence - Looking N., N. E. - Towards the Old World
Cape St. Lawrence, Cape Breton Island
Nova Scotia, Canada 1999-2001
(One of the two Northernmost Points of Nova Scotia -
and along the site of both Jacques Cartier's and Samuel
de Champlain's Canadian coastal discoveries and explorations
of the New World for the French)
silver gelatin print, selenium toned
edition of 3 (#2/3)
image: 16 1/4 x 22 3/4 inches (41.2 x 57.8 cm)
mat: 28 x 36 inches (71.1 x 91.5 cm)
framed: 31 x 39 inches (78.8 x 99.1 cm)
TJC-156.2

A Premonitional Work
Muskeget Sound and the North Atlantic Ocean
Looking N., N. E. - Yet Again, Towards the Old World
From Sunset to Full Moonrise
Wasque Point, Chappaquiddick Island
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
USA 2000-2001
(The Southernmost Point of Chappaquiddick Island)
silver gelatin print, selenium toned
edition of 3 (#2/3)
image: 16 1/4 x 22 3/4 inches (41.2 x 57.8 cm)
mat: 28 x 36 inches (71.1 x 91.5 cm)
framed: 31 x 39 inches (78.8 x 99.1 cm)
TJC-149.2

A Premonitional Work
Plymouth Sound - Looking S., S. W. – Hopefully, Towards the New World
The Mayflower Steps, Plymouth
Cornwall, England. 1998-2001
(The Pilgrim Settlers left England forever, for the hope of new lives in the New World, on the Mayflower from this site)
(Part 1, the top part of a 2 part vertical work)

A Premonitional Work
Plymouth Bay - Looking N., N. E. – Back, Towards the Old World
Just Below Plymouth Rock, Plymouth
Plymouth County, Massachusetts
USA 2000-2001
(The Pilgrim Settlers, finally, landed the Mayflower around this spot - and, at last, "arrived" in the New World)
(Part 2, the bottom part of a 2 part vertical work)

2 silver gelatin prints, selenium toned
edition of 3 (#2/3)
image: 16 1/4 x 22 3/4 inches (41.2 x 57.8 cm)
mat: 28 x 36 inches (71.1 x 91.5 cm)
framed: 31 x 39 inches (78.8 x 99.1 cm)
TJC-159.2a,b

A Premonitional Work
Cape Cod Bay - Looking N., N. E. - Towards the Old World
First Encounter Beach, Near Eastham
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
USA 2000-2001
(From this site the Pilgrim Settlers first encountered Native Americans)
silver gelatin print, selenium toned
edition of 3 (#2/3)
image: 16 1/4 x 22 3/4 inches (41.2 x 57.8 cm)
mat: 28 x 36 inches (71.1 x 91.5 cm)
framed: 31 x 39 inches (78.8 x 99.1 cm)
TJC-157.2

An Indication Piece
The North Atlantic Ocean - Looking N., N. E. - Towards the Old World
Cape Sable, Cape Sable Island
Nova Scotia, Canada 1999-2001
(The Southernmost Point of Nova Scotia - and the Point from
which over 1000 ships have been lost at sea - including those
caught in the so-called "Perfect Storm," which originated
around this site in 1991)
silver gelatin print, selenium toned
edition of 3 (#2/3)
image: 16 1/4 x 22 3/4 inches (41.2 x 57.8 cm)
mat: 28 x 36 inches (71.1 x 91.5 cm)
framed: 31 x 39 inches (78.8 x 99.1 cm)
TJC-147.2

A Premonitional Work
Nantucket Sound - Looking N., N. E. – Again, Towards the Old World
Point Gammon, Great Island
Barnstable County, Massachusetts
USA 2000-2001
silver gelatin print, selenium toned
edition of 3 (#2/3)
image: 16 1/4 x 22 3/4 inches (41.2 x 57.8 cm)
mat: 28 x 36 inches (71.1 x 91.5 cm)
framed: 31 x 39 inches (78.8 x 99.1 cm)
TJC-150.2

A Premonitional Work
The North Atlantic Ocean - Looking N., N. E. - Towards the Old World
Race Point, Cape Cod
Massachusetts, USA 2000-2001
(The Northernmost Point of Cape Cod)
silver gelatin print, selenium toned
edition of 3 (#2/3)
image: 16 1/4 x 22 3/4 inches (41.2 x 57.8 cm)
mat: 28 x 36 inches (71.1 x 91.5 cm)
framed: 31 x 39 inches (78.8 x 99.1 cm)
TJC-154.2

A Premonitional Work
Vineyard Sound - Looking N., N. E. - Towards the Old World
Nobska Point, Near Woods Hole
Barnstable County, Massachusetts
USA 2000-2001
(Near the Southernmost Point of Cape Cod)
silver gelatin print, selenium toned
edition of 3 (#2/3)
image: 16 1/4 x 22 3/4 inches (41.2 x 57.8 cm)
mat: 28 x 36 inches (71.1 x 91.5 cm)
framed: 31 x 39 inches (78.8 x 99.1 cm)
TJC-148.2

A Premonitional Work
Buzzard's Bay - Looking Away S., S. W. - Towards More of the New World
Wings Neck Point, Barnstable County
Massachusetts, USA 2000-2001
silver gelatin print, selenium toned
edition of 3 (#2/3)
image: 16 1/4 x 22 3/4 inches (41.2 x 57.8 cm)
mat: 28 x 36 inches (71.1 x 91.5 cm)
framed: 31 x 39 inches (78.8 x 99.1 cm)
TJC-151.2

An Indication Piece
(Message for Robert Frank and Richard Serra)
The Mouth of the Mabou River - Looking Out Downstream
Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
Canada, 1999-2001

(Part 1, the top part of a 2 part vertical work)

An Indication Piece
(Message for Robert Frank and Richard Serra)
The Northumberland Strait
Green Point, Cape Breton Island
Nova Scotia, Canada, 1999-2001

(Part 2, the bottom part of a 2 part vertical work)

2 silver gelatin prints, selenium and gold chloride toned
edition of 3 (#3/3)
image: 16 1/4 x 22 3/4 inches (41.2 x 57.8 cm)
mat: 28 x 36 inches (71.1 x 91.5 cm)
framed: 31 x 39 inches (78.8 x 99.1 cm)
TJC-120.3a,b