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Donald Ross
Bird in Tar Pit, Keeler, California1954

Not on view
Black and white photograph of a desiccated bird lying on cracked, dried mud, its mottled feathers partially visible against the fissured earth
Artist or Maker
Donald Ross
Title
Bird in Tar Pit, Keeler, California
Date Made
1954
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 7 9/16 × 9 5/8 in. Primary support: 7 9/16 × 9 5/8 in. (19.21 × 24.45 cm) Secondary support: 13 3/8 × 15 in. (33.97 × 38.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Edith and Merg Ross
Accession Number
M.2009.146.17
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography