New California Views
Photograph
1979 (made)
1979 (made)
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The central landscape in this photograph seems at first glance like a window onto a wilderness far removed from the surrounding streetscape. It is in fact hand-painted on the side of a truck, an illusion paralleled by the imitation wood finish on the side of the car. Welpott stated that he liked the way photography ‘holds together opposites: light and dark, beautiful and ugly, sublime and banal.’
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | New California Views (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Gelatin silver print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Jack Welpott, Untitled from the portfolio 'New California Views', 1979, gelatin silver print |
| Physical description | Photograph of a car parked beside a parked truck. The side of the truck is painted with a landscape scene. |
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| Summary | The central landscape in this photograph seems at first glance like a window onto a wilderness far removed from the surrounding streetscape. It is in fact hand-painted on the side of a truck, an illusion paralleled by the imitation wood finish on the side of the car. Welpott stated that he liked the way photography ‘holds together opposites: light and dark, beautiful and ugly, sublime and banal.’ |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | PH.923-1987 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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