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Thomas Joshua Cooper
Utter Stillness, Blinding Brightness—The Davis Strait, the Labrador Sea, Qassiarsuk, Kong Frederik IX Land, Southwest Greenland, Denmark, 61° 08.955´ N The first European settlement point in Greenland. It was first settled by Erik the Red. Later his son, Leif Erikson, embarked from this same site to begin the first European exploration of Vinland/North America in 1000 C.E., 61° 08.955' N2008

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Artist or Maker
Thomas Joshua Cooper
United States, born 1946
Title
Utter Stillness, Blinding Brightness—The Davis Strait, the Labrador Sea, Qassiarsuk, Kong Frederik IX Land, Southwest Greenland, Denmark, 61° 08.955´ N The first European settlement point in Greenland. It was first settled by Erik the Red. Later his son, Leif Erikson, embarked from this same site to begin the first European exploration of Vinland/North America in 1000 C.E., 61° 08.955' N
Date Made
2008
Medium
Selenium-toned chlorobromide gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Primary support: 8 × 10 in. (20.32 × 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Accession Number
M.2020.216.10
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography