Ralston Crawford

Cross, Basin St. 08J
1967

A black and white photograph depicting a shadow of a cross falling on a textured wall and floor, with the actual cross just out of frame. The shadow creates a stark contrast against the light-colored surfaces, and the image has a minimalist, contemplative quality.

A black and white photograph depicting a shadow of a cross falling on a textured wall and floor, with the actual cross just out of frame. The shadow creates a stark contrast against the light-colored surfaces, and the image has a minimalist, contemplative quality.

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Date
1967

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 11in. (35.4 × 27.9 cm) Image: 12 3/4 × 10 5/8in. (32.4 × 27 cm)

Accession number
2013.204

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of John Crawford

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

API
artworks/44447

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