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Frederick Sommer
Heraditus1964, printed 1964

Not on view
Vertical abstract painting in black and white, with dense gestural brushstrokes, looping curves, and irregular white patches breaking through heavy black paint
Artist or Maker
Frederick Sommer
Title
Heraditus
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1964, printed 1964
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 13 3/8 × 10 1/2 in. (34 × 26.7 cm) Primary support: 13 15/16 × 11 in. (35.4 × 27.9 cm) Mat: 24 × 20 in. (60.96 × 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.2000
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Salvesen, Britt. See the Light: Photography, Perception, Cognition: the Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2013.
Copyright
© Frederick & Frances Sommer Foundation