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Artist:
Barbara Bosworth, born Cleveland, OH 1953  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
9 5/8 x 23 1/8 in. (24.4 x 58.7 cm)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1999
Exhibition Label:
Bosworth uses a distinctive method to make her panoramic photographs. She begins by exposing two, three, or four eight-by-ten-inch negatives in sequence, and then makes a contact print by setting the negatives side by side on a single sheet of photographic paper. The unexposed border of the film where the negatives meet appears as a black line. Although Bosworth could easily trim this mark away, she chooses not to hide the seam between each frame, preferring the evidence of her technique to remain visible. At a time when digital manipulation is becoming the norm, it is refreshing to encounter images that consciously draw attention to the photographic process and the manner of an image's creation.Earth and Sky: Photographs by Barbara Bosworth exhibition label
Topic:
Landscape\Montana  Search this
Landscape\waterfall\Skalkaho Falls  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Haluk and Elisa Soykan
Copyright:
© 1999, Barbara Bosworth
Object number:
2008.2.17
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7afa0d71d-a950-463d-a701-aa1999bddd70
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2008.2.17