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Positional Sequences, Rio Grande
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Positional Sequences, Rio Grande

Artist John Wood (American, 1922 - 2012)
Date1976
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet (each): 5 1/8 × 7 3/4 inches (13.02 × 19.69 cm)
Image and sheet (all): 26 7/8 × 7 3/4 inches (68.26 × 19.69 cm)
Mount: 28 7/8 × 22 1/4 inches (73.34 × 56.52 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2012.16.8
SignedOn mount recto, lower right, in pencil: “John Wood”
InscribedOn mount recto, bottom, in pencil: “Rio Grande 1976”
Markingson mount verso, lower left, in pencil: “196” [circled]; On mount verso, bottom center, in pencil “JWO-00185-SP”; On mount verso, lower right, in pencil “14:6”.
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DescriptionFive photographs mounted vertically - each depicting a body of water with increased detail. The top image is the widest view of the landscape showing sky with a small section of land and water below; the bottom image is the most detailed and is of man standing on pebbles with only shoes and a small corner of the water visible.
Copyright© Estate of John Wood / Carol Wood
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