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Gordon Coster
Composition in Shadows1927

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Sepia-toned photograph of four workers on a suspended scaffold beneath a massive ship anchor hanging against a pale wall, with ropes and rigging crossing the frame

Gordon Coster, Composition in Shadows, 1927, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Cordon H. Coster, Photo © Museum Associates / LACMA

Artist or Maker
Gordon Coster
Title
Composition in Shadows
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1927
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 12 13/16 × 9 7/8 in. (32.54 × 25.08 cm) Primary support: 12 13/16 × 9 7/8 in. (32.54 × 25.08 cm) Secondary support: 15 7/16 × 12 5/16 in. (39.21 × 31.27 cm) Mat: 21 15/16 × 17 7/8 in. (55.72 × 45.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Cordon H. Coster
Accession Number
28.25.1
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Estate of Gordon Coster