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Liza Ryan
Witness #51999

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Black and white photograph of a cracked pavement surface, dramatically lit from above with a single oval pool of light against deep shadow
Gelatin silver print, high-contrast composition dominated by deep shadows cast across a dark pavement surface, with a pair of feet visible at the upper edge in strong raking light.
Gelatin silver print, lower legs and leather shoes of a walking figure cropped at the top edge, set against a pavement surface patterned with dappled tree shadows in high-contrast black and white.
Gelatin silver print of elongated tree shadows cast diagonally across a textured asphalt surface, with deep contrast between dark shadows and pale grey light.
Gelatin silver print of a dark seascape at night, with a textured sandy shore in the foreground and low waves meeting a nearly black sky, rendered in deep charcoal and grey tones.
Black and white photograph, lower legs and feet of a walking figure cropped at top edge, with branching tree shadows cast across a sunlit pavement surface below.
Gelatin silver print of a pavement surface dominated by sweeping shadows of tree branches, with the cropped legs and feet of a walking figure silhouetted in the upper right corner.
Gelatin silver print, cropped view of legs in high heels mid-stride across a pavement, with dappled tree shadows spreading across the lower two-thirds of the frame in high contrast black and white.
Gelatin silver print, tightly cropped street scene with a figure's legs and low-heeled shoes visible at upper left, walking across a wet pavement surface covered in bold, rippling light reflections and shadows.
Gelatin silver print, close-up view of a flat sandy surface with dappled shadows scattered across the foreground, dense dark tones massing in the upper right corner, with visible film grain throughout.
Square-format black and white photograph of a textured surface, likely pavement or ground, with a bright pool of light at center fading into deep shadow at the edges, with heavy vignetting.
Gelatin silver print, sharply cropped view of a paved surface with long diagonal shadows stretching across the frame; at upper right, the lower legs and dark shoes of a walking figure are partially visible.
Gelatin silver print, low-angle view of a person's legs mid-stride across a paved surface, silhouetted against dappled tree shadows spreading across the ground.
Gelatin silver print of dappled shadows cast across a textured concrete or asphalt surface, with soft diagonal bands of light and dark tones, vignetted edges, and shallow depth of field.

Liza Ryan, Witness #5, 1999, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Liza Ryan
Title
Witness #5
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1999
Medium
(Fourteen) gelatin-silver prints
Dimensions
Image: 11 x 11 in. (27.94 x 27.94 cm) each; Sheet: 11 x 11 in. (27.94 x 27.94 cm) each
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund
Accession Number
M.2000.4.2a-n
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography