White Lightning, Delle, Utah
Artist
John Pfahl
(American, 1939 - 2020)
Date1977
MediumDye transfer print
DimensionsImage: 7 15/16 × 10 1/8 inches (20.14 × 25.73 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 11 inches (21.59 × 27.94 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 11 inches (21.59 × 27.94 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2019.22.28
SignedSigned and dated on sheet verso, bottom, in black pen: "John Pfahl © 1977"
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper right, in pencil: "JP48"
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of flat dry landscape covered in cracks with narrow voids. A white string is pulled taut in the shape of a lightning bolt and mounted onto the landscape near the center. A rock formation appears on the upper left of the horizon.ProvenanceThe Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2019;
Given by The Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2019.
Given by The Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2019.
Copyright© John Pfahl
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