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Plowed Wheat Field with Wire Fence, Whitman County, Washington
Plowed Wheat Field with Wire Fence, Whitman County, Washington

Plowed Wheat Field with Wire Fence, Whitman County, Washington

Artist David Plowden (American, born 1932)
Date1972; printed 1999
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 5 13/16 × 12 1/2 inches (14.78 × 31.75 cm)
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 14 inches (27.76 × 35.56 cm)
Credit LineGift of Sandra S. Plowden
Object number2019.8.15
SignedSigned and dated on sheet verso, center, in pencil: "[signature] 1972"
InscribedOn sheet verso, center, in pencil: "plowed wheat field in fence line / whitman county washington"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, top, in pencil: "972-641-S-3 860 / 33 f16 1-1 1/2"; On sheet verso, lower left, in pencil: "3/31/99 / 14 [circled]".
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DescriptionImage of an evenly plowed field with a fence along the right edge. The fence is made with wires loosely draped between irregular wooden posts. A strip of overgrown grass follows the fence line. The field slopes down steeply before leveling out in the foreground.Provenance

David Plowden, Winnetka, IL;

his gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.

Copyright© David Plowden
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