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John Pfahl
Volcano Lightning, Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii1978

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Color photograph of a barren, dark volcanic landscape with bleached white dead branches on the ground and bare white trees connected by a zigzagging red cord

John Pfahl, Volcano Lightning, Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, 1978, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Barry Lowen, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
John Pfahl
Title
Volcano Lightning, Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1978
Medium
Dye-imbibition print
Dimensions
Image: 7 7/8 × 10 1/16 in. (20 × 25.56 cm) Primary support: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.59 × 27.94 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Barry Lowen
Accession Number
M.82.261.17
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Phil Freshman. Los Angeles County Museum of Art Report, July 1, 1981-June 30, 1983. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.
Copyright
© John Pfahl