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Picnic, Trinity River, Fort Worth, Texas
Picnic, Trinity River, Fort Worth, Texas

Picnic, Trinity River, Fort Worth, Texas

Artist Terry Evans (American, born 1944)
DateJuly 4, 2013
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 40 1/8 × 40 1/8 inches (101.93 × 101.93 cm)
Sheet: 44 7/16 × 44 1/16 inches (112.83 × 111.91 cm)
Credit LineGift of Terry Evans
Object number2014.30.2
SignedSignature label, white label with black pen: "Picnic, Trinity River, / Fort Worth, Texas / July 4, 2013 / [signature]"
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage taken from above of figures seated on blanket in grass with others standing nearby.Exhibition History
Rotation 27. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, August 23, 2019–February 2, 2020, no cat.
Gallery Label

Terry Evans was commissioned by the Amon Carter Museum to photograph the Trinity River through Fort Worth, Texas. This section of the river is an engineering feat, flowing through human-made channels to control flooding. Approaching the crowded river on a Fourth of July weekend, She quickly understood that the river was about people and not necessarily about the scenic view. A master of aerial photography, Evans made this elevated view of people enjoying a picnic on her first day of the project.

 

Provenance
Given by the artist to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2014.
Copyright© Terry Evans
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