Ralston Crawford

(Egypt, Sculpture of Seated God, Abu Simbal before Aswan Dam was Built)
1962, printed c.1962–1978

A black and white photograph of an ancient Egyptian statue, depicting a pharaoh with a missing face, seated with crossed arms holding scepters, and hieroglyphic inscriptions on the base. The statue is partially lit by sunlight, creating a stark contrast with the shadows.

Not on view

Date
1962, printed c.1962–1978

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 7/8in. (35.4 × 27.6 cm) Image: 13 1/4 × 9in. (33.7 × 22.9 cm)

Accession number
2009.119

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchased jointly by the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, with funds from the Photography Committee and Sondra Gilman Gonzalez-Falla; and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York

API
artworks/35002

Ralston Crawford
229 works in the collection

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Ralston Crawford

(Egypt, Sculpture of Seated God, Abu Simbal before Aswan Dam was Built) 1962, printed c.1962–1978

Ralston Crawford 229 works in the collection

(Egypt, Sculpture of Seated God, Abu Simbal before Aswan Dam was Built)
1962, printed c.1962–1978

Ralston Crawford
229 works in the collection