Exhausted Renegade Elephant, Woodland, Washington
Photograph
1979 (made), 1982 (printed)
1979 (made), 1982 (printed)
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The photograph shows a strange scene of an elephant being revived and recaptured on a road in a woodland area. The photograph is representative of Joel Sternfeld's photographic style, made in colour and with a finely tuned sensibility for the dystopic and idyllic happenings within American life and landscapes. Sternfeld has been linked to other American photographers who emerged in the 1970s who presented new photographic visions of American life, including Lewis Baltz and Robert Adams.
Object details
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| Title | Exhausted Renegade Elephant, Woodland, Washington (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | C-type print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Joel Sternfeld, 'Exhausted Renegade Elephant, Woodland, Washington', from the portfolio 'American Roads', 1979, printed 1982, C-type print |
| Physical description | Colour photograph of an elephant lying on a road beside a woodland. A group of people stand around the elephant, who is being sprayed with water. There is a car in the foreground, with a sign on the back reading 'Sheriff'. A truck and car are parked beside the elephant. |
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| Summary | The photograph shows a strange scene of an elephant being revived and recaptured on a road in a woodland area. The photograph is representative of Joel Sternfeld's photographic style, made in colour and with a finely tuned sensibility for the dystopic and idyllic happenings within American life and landscapes. Sternfeld has been linked to other American photographers who emerged in the 1970s who presented new photographic visions of American life, including Lewis Baltz and Robert Adams. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | PH.122-1984 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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