Stakes in Ground, Culver City, California, USA

Series TitleInterventions

Artist Graham Howe (Australian, born 1950)

Date1978

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 13 5/16 × 17 1/4 inches (33.81 × 43.82 cm)
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 20 inches (40.46 × 50.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2020.5.2

SignedStamp on sheet verso, lower left, in black ink: "GRAHAM HOWE"; Stamp on sheet verso, lower right, in black ink: "Graham Howe"

InscribedStamp on sheet verso, lower right, in black ink with pencil: "Negative 1978 Reference Number / 78-973-810 Title: STAKES IN GROUND Print 1978 / This print is number 2 from the original negative / ©1978 Reproduction of this photograph is prohibited / without the written consent of the artist."

Markingsnone

Edition/State/Proofed. 2

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DescriptionImage of wooden stakes in the ground with harsh linear shadows.Gallery Label

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Which linear elements in this scene were found and which components were added before the picture was taken?

Working with sticks, spray paint, and the natural phenomenon of cast shadows, Graham Howe merges direct documentation and overt manipulation. Once photographed, spatial distances between elements become flattened, creating a dizzying arrangement of crisscrossed lines.

Provenance

Purchased from the artist by the Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2020;
Given by the Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2020.

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