Ralph Gibson

Untitled
1972

A black and white photograph capturing a silhouette of a person holding an umbrella, with a statue and palm trees in the background. The composition creates an illusion where the umbrella appears to be a continuation of the statue's head. The image is signed and dated in the lower right corner.

A black and white photograph capturing a silhouette of a person holding an umbrella, with a statue and palm trees in the background. The composition creates an illusion where the umbrella appears to be a continuation of the statue's head. The image is signed and dated in the lower right corner.

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Date
1972

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 × 13 15/16in. (27.9 × 35.4 cm) Image: 8 9/16 × 12 3/4in. (21.8 × 32.4 cm)

Accession number
97.139.10

Series
Deja-Vu

Edition
AP

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond W. Merritt

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Ralph Gibson
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