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Seton Smith
Blue Jar Series1994

Not on view
Series of four vertical color photographs mounted side by side, each depicting close-up views of glass objects and reflective surfaces in warm amber and deep shadow tones
Color photograph of two clear glass bottles with narrow necks reflected in a gilt-framed mirror, surrounded by cut glassware on a reflective shelf, warm ambient light.
Color photograph, close-up of a gilded reliquary or decorative object, warm amber and gold tones against a near-black background, with ornate applied metalwork details, reflective surfaces, and soft focus creating blurred highlights.
Color photograph with extreme shallow focus and warm light, showing a blurred glass vessel in the foreground and a small white sculptural figure reflected or visible through glass in the background, with a pale blue window beyond.
Color photograph, extreme close-up of a dark, reflective surface—likely a grand piano—captured with heavy motion blur and low light, revealing streaks of gold and white light against deep blacks and warm browns.
Artist or Maker
Seton Smith
Title
Blue Jar Series
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1994
Medium
4 silver dye-bleach (Ilfachrome) prints, transverse mounted onto Plexiglas
Dimensions
Unframed: 36 x 24 in. (91.44 x 60.96 cm) each
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund
Accession Number
AC1995.112.1.1-.4
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography