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Edward Weston
Death Valley1938

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Black and white photograph of a desert sand dune with a cluster of bare, twisted dark branches in the foreground and a steep dark ridge to the right under a cloudy sky

Edward Weston, Death Valley, 1938, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin, digital image © Museum Associates / LACMA

Artist or Maker
Edward Weston
Title
Death Valley
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1938
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 7 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (19.05 × 24.13 cm) Primary support: 7 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (19.05 × 24.13 cm) Secondary support: 13 15/16 × 15 3/8 in. (35.4 × 39.05 cm) Mat: 16 × 20 1/16 in. (40.64 × 50.96 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.2385
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© 1981 Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents

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