Sunlight and Shadow, Missouri Plateau
Artist
Joe Deal
(American, 1947 - 2010)
Date2005
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 20 1/16 × 20 inches (50.96 × 50.8 cm)
Sheet: 24 × 24 inches (60.96 × 60.96 cm)
Sheet: 24 × 24 inches (60.96 × 60.96 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2010.29.17
SignedOn sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "J. Deal"
InscribedOn sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "Sunlight and Shadow, Missouri Plateau, 2005 3/5".
MarkingsOn sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "W51.10.05"
Edition/State/Proofed. 3/5
On View
Not on viewGallery Location
- L10
Collections
Terms
Thinking Photography: Five Decades at the Kansas
City Art Institute. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City,
MO, July 24, 2010 – January 2, 2011, no cat.
The Great Plains of North America exist for me both as a physical landscape and as an idea, or internal landscape. —Joe Deal
In this photograph, the grasslands and rolling hills of the Missouri Plateau blend into the sky at the horizon, causing the space to feel expansive and endless, even within the confines of the square-format photograph.
Joe Deal created this image as part of a larger series, which explores the landscapes of several states including Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and North and South Dakota. Here, his expertise with light and shadow emphasizes the subtle variations of a landscape that often appears repetitive.
Copyright© Estate of Joe Deal
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