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Map #1
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Map #1

Artist Abelardo Morell (American, born Cuba, 1948)
Date1996
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 17 15/16 × 22 7/16 inches (45.56 × 56.99 cm)
Sheet: 19 7/8 × 23 7/8 inches (50.48 × 60.64 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.4062
SignedSigned on sheet verso, lower left, in pencil: "ABELARDO MORELL"
InscribedOn sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "#20/30 MAP#1, 1996"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper left, in pencil: "AKG96-0231."
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DescriptionImage of a crumpled paper map with dark shadows cast across it, Mϋnchen identified in the upper left corner.Gallery Label

In this image, a crumpled map, composed and lit to illuminate its three-dimensionality, becomes a landscape in its own right. Abelardo Morell reveals a fascination with the camera’s ability to transform familiar things in remarkably fresh ways.

Copyright© Abelardo Morell
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