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Santa Monica, C.A.

Photograph
1984 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A black and white photograph depicting a black car on a road besides a pavement upon which there is a row of palm trees casting shadows on the wall behind. Upon the wall a stylised palm tree has been painted.


Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • Santa Monica, C.A. (assigned by artist)
  • 20/20 (series title)
Materials and techniques
Gelatin-silver print
Brief description
Photograph by Philip Melnick, 'Santa Monica, C. A.' from the portfolio '20/20', gelatin-silver print, USA, 1984
Physical description
A black and white photograph depicting a black car on a road besides a pavement upon which there is a row of palm trees casting shadows on the wall behind. Upon the wall a stylised palm tree has been painted.
Dimensions
  • Height: 37.5cm
  • Width: 37.3cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Copy number
56/58
Marks and inscriptions
'Santa Monica, CA © Philip Melnick, 1984' (Signed and inscribed in pencil on the back)
Object history
This print is from the portfolio '20/20', published in an edition of 58 (of which this is number 56) with catalogue, by the Department of Art, Dickson Art Center, University of California (UCLA), April 1985. The portfolio was devised to contain work by students who had completed the graduate photography programme at UCLA within the last twenty years. It was co-ordinated by Graham Howe and Jack Butler and designed by Karen Bowers with the catalogue introduction by Robert F. Heinecken. The other artists included in the portfolio are Gillian Brown, Jack Butler, Jo Ann Callis, Judy Coleman, Darryl J. Curran, John Divola, William Doherty, Sidney Doniger, Robbert Flick, Jeff Gates, Graham Howe, Paul Knotter, Victor Landweber, Kenneth McGowan, Philip Melnick, Patrick Nagatani, Karen O'Hearn, Pat O'Neill, Sheila Pinkel, Scott Rankin, Kenneth Shorr and Elfie Wilkins-Nacht.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Association
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Collection
Accession number
E.1267-1991

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Record createdMarch 2, 2009
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