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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.
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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