Del Monte Forest
Photograph
1969 (made)
1969 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The Californian Monterey Peninsula is renowned for its foggy conditions. Bullock often used the misty wooded landscape around his home here as a subject to express humanity’s relationship with nature. The broken tree has been likened by the artist’s daughter to a crowned king – ancient and decrepit, yet still dignified – and the whole scene has been defined as a meditation on death and transformation.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Del Monte Forest (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Gelatin silver print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Wynn Bullock, 'Del Monte Forest', 1969, gelatin silver print |
| Physical description | Photograph of a view of a forest. At the centre of the image is a broken tree. Many of the trees surrounding the central tree are covered with ivy. Various plants, including ferns, flourish on the forest floor. |
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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 |
| Summary | The Californian Monterey Peninsula is renowned for its foggy conditions. Bullock often used the misty wooded landscape around his home here as a subject to express humanity’s relationship with nature. The broken tree has been likened by the artist’s daughter to a crowned king – ancient and decrepit, yet still dignified – and the whole scene has been defined as a meditation on death and transformation. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | RPS.713-2019 |
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| Record created | February 1, 2019 |
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