Ralston Crawford

(Large Pie, Coulee Dam)
1971

Black and white photograph of the massive, geometric shapes of a dam's infrastructure, with a rocky cliff visible in the background. The image captures the contrast between the smooth, engineered metal surfaces and the rough natural textures of the stone.
Black and white photograph of the massive, geometric shapes of a dam's infrastructure, with a rocky cliff visible in the background. The image captures the contrast between the smooth, engineered metal surfaces and the rough natural textures of the stone.

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Date
1971

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 14in. (27.8 × 35.6 cm) Image: 9 1/8 × 13 9/16in. (23.2 × 34.4 cm)

Accession number
2008.340

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Jointly owned by the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery; Gift of John Crawford

Rights and reproductions
© Ralston Crawford Estate / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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