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Patterson Beckwith
Bananas for Moholy-Nagy2006

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Print of a white banana silhouette, shown in a wide curving arc, against a solid black background
Color photograph of a single yellow banana centered against a flat blue background, shot from directly above with soft shadow visible behind the fruit.
Color photograph of a green banana mid-explosion against a black background, with a bright orange-yellow light burst at center and arcing golden sparks radiating outward in all directions.
Color photograph of a glowing yellow-orange elliptical form against a black background, with lens flare effects creating pointed extensions at both sides, resulting in a fish-like silhouette with soft, blurred edges.
Color photograph of a single thin cross-section of fruit, pale cream and golden-tan tones, with a darker textured core at center, set against a white background.
Color photograph of a single banana centered against a dark brown-black background, lit dramatically from the right, with visible film grain and a few small flecks of color on the surface.
Black and white photograph of a single banana centered against a solid black background, with soft focus and high contrast rendering the fruit as a luminous white form.
Color photograph of two bananas against a vivid blue background; one banana is yellow with brown spots, the other is cast in a pale blue-gray tone, creating a layered, double-exposure effect.
Color photograph of a heavily spotted, overripe banana centered against a black background, surrounded by a soft, figure-eight-shaped blue glow.
Color photograph of two yellow bananas with brown spots arranged diagonally against a vivid blue background, with soft shadow curves visible beneath.
Painting of a single banana in muted golden-yellow tones, centered against a plain white background, with flat, simplified form and minimal detail at the stem end.

Patterson Beckwith, Untitled, 2006, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Patterson Beckwith
United States, born 1972
Title
Bananas for Moholy-Nagy
Date Made
2006
Medium
(Ten) Chromogenic development prints, (one) X ray print and a lightbox
Dimensions
Image (each): 20 × 16 in. Primary support (each): 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.64 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund
Accession Number
M.2009.119.1-.12
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography

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