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Edward Weston
Bad Water, Death Valley1938

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Black and white landscape photograph of a dark, wedge-shaped mesa silhouetted against a pale sky, perfectly reflected in still desert water below

Edward Weston, Bad Water, Death Valley, 1938, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Anonymous gift, digital image © Museum Associates / LACMA

Artist or Maker
Edward Weston
Title
Bad Water, Death Valley
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1938
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 7 9/16 × 9 5/8 in. (19.21 × 24.45 cm) Primary support: 7 9/16 × 9 5/8 in. (19.21 × 24.45 cm) Secondary support: 13 7/8 × 15 9/16 in. (35.24 × 39.53 cm) Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.64 × 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number
40.15.5
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents