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Sonya Noskowiak
Sand1932

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Black and white close-up photograph of rippled sand formations with strong directional light casting deep shadows across the curved ridges

Sonya Noskowiak, Sand, 1932, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Merle Armitage, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Sonya Noskowiak
Germany, Leipzig, active United States, 1900-1975
Title
Sand
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1932
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 6 11/16 × 8 7/8 in. (16.99 × 22.5 cm) Primary support: 6 11/16 × 8 7/8 in. (16.99 × 22.5 cm) Secondary support: 9 13/16 × 15 1/2 in. (24.92 × 39.37 cm) Tertiary Support: 12 × 17 in. (30.48 × 43.18 cm) Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.64 × 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Merle Armitage
Accession Number
40.2.12
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography

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