James Welling

Spiral (1-8-80)
1980

A black and white photograph showing a textured surface that resembles crumpled foil or a metallic organic material, with light reflecting off the uneven surface creating a contrast of highlights and shadows.
A black and white photograph showing a textured surface that resembles crumpled foil or a metallic organic material, with light reflecting off the uneven surface creating a contrast of highlights and shadows.

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Date
1980

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print mounted on paperboard

Dimensions
Sheet: 4 15/16 × 4in. (12.5 × 10.2 cm) Image: 4 11/16 × 4 3/4in. (11.9 × 12.1 cm)

Accession number
96.22

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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James Welling
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