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Paul Caponigro
Stonehenge Portfolio1978

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Black and white photograph of Stonehenge viewed from ground level across a flat grassy plain, soft diffused light, no figures present
Gelatin silver print of a prehistoric standing stone monument shot from ground level, massive upright stones and lintels rendered as dark silhouettes against a pale overcast sky, with a point of light flaring through a gap between two uprights at left.
Gelatin silver print, ground-level view of large standing sarsen stones with a horizontal lintel at Stonehenge, textured and lichen-mottled surfaces visible against a pale, overcast sky.
Gelatin silver print, ground-level view between massive standing stones with lichen-covered surfaces, smaller upright stones visible in the middle distance against a flat, overcast horizon.
Gelatin silver print of a prehistoric megalithic monument, showing large upright sarsen stones topped with horizontal lintels, with smaller fallen and standing stones in the foreground, set against a flat open plain and pale sky.
Gelatin silver print, close-up view of two massive standing stones with a horizontal lintel overhead, framing a narrow gap of pale sky and distant stones beyond; textured surfaces show weathering, lichen, and pitting.
Gelatin silver print of standing megaliths viewed from within the stone circle, with two large upright stones framing the foreground and smaller standing stones receding toward a flat landscape and overcast sky.
Gelatin silver print, low-angle view of standing sarsen stones with horizontal lintels at Stonehenge, shot against a dramatic cloudy sky, with textured stone surfaces prominent in the foreground.
Gelatin silver print of a winter waterscape with snow-covered ground, a partially submerged wooden boat among reeds, a second flat-bottomed boat moored at right, and a woven reed fence at left, opening to a frozen expanse under an overcast sky.
Gelatin silver print of Stonehenge viewed straight-on, massive upright sarsen stones topped with horizontal lintels, beneath a heavily clouded sky, with high contrast and textured stone surfaces.
Gelatin silver print of standing megaliths at close range, with a large lichen-covered upright stone dominating the right foreground and a smaller trilithon framed behind it, shot from ground level against a pale overcast sky.
Gelatin silver print of standing stones in deep silhouette against a pale grey sky, with a crescent moon visible between the monoliths, high contrast rendering obscuring surface detail.
Artist or Maker
Paul Caponigro
United States, 1932–2024
Title
Stonehenge Portfolio
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1978
Medium
Gelatin-silver print
Dimensions
Image (each): 9 5/8 × 13 3/8 in. (24.45 × 33.97 cm) Primary support (each): 9 5/8 × 13 3/8 in. (24.45 × 33.97 cm) Secondary support (each): 17 × 21 1/8 in. (43.18 × 53.66 cm) 22 1/8 × 18 1/16 × 1 11/16 in. (56.2 × 45.88 × 4.29 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Sue and Albert Dorskind
Accession Number
AC1996.165.34-.45
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography