Detail, Abandoned Car, Mojave Desert
Photograph
1937 (photographed)
1937 (photographed)
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| Place of origin |
Weston aspired to photograph as objectively as possible, capturing in sharp focus the forms and textures of the objects he placed in front of his camera. The title of this nearly abstract composition reveals that it is in fact a detail of a decaying car found in the desert in the American
Southwest.
Southwest.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Detail, Abandoned Car, Mojave Desert (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Gelatin silver print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Edward Weston, 'Detail, Abandoned Car, Mojave Desert', 1937, gelatin silver print |
| Physical description | Photograph of a close-up view of a cracked paint on a car. |
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| Credit line | The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Place depicted | |
| Summary | Weston aspired to photograph as objectively as possible, capturing in sharp focus the forms and textures of the objects he placed in front of his camera. The title of this nearly abstract composition reveals that it is in fact a detail of a decaying car found in the desert in the American Southwest. |
| Associated object | PROV.2494-2017 (RPS Group record) |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | RPS.2331-2017 |
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| Record created | August 22, 2017 |
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