Ralston Crawford

(Rocks, Shadows)
1974

A high-contrast black and white photograph showing a bat in mid-flight against a dark background, with its wings fully extended. The bat is illuminated from one side, highlighting the textures and contours of its wings.
A high-contrast black and white photograph showing a bat in mid-flight against a dark background, with its wings fully extended. The bat is illuminated from one side, highlighting the textures and contours of its wings.

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Date
1974

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 13 15/16in. (27.8 × 35.4 cm) Image: 8 1/2 × 12 7/16in. (21.6 × 31.6 cm)

Accession number
2008.343

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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Ralston Crawford
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