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Deborah Bright

Bloody Lane, The Battle of Antietam

Maker

Deborah Bright (American, b. 1950), (RISD Faculty 1989 - 2012)

Title

Bloody Lane, The Battle of Antietam
Battlefield Panoramas

Year

1983

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Image: 33 x 48.3 cm (13 x 19 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Artists' Development Fund of the Rhode Island Foundation

Object Number

1991.065

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

America in View
Landscape Photography 1865 to Now
Sep 21, 2012 – Jan 13, 2013

Label copy

n creating her battleground panoramas Deborah Bright contrasts the present day beauty of Civil War sites with the violent actions that took place there in the past, noting, “I wanted to photograph historic battlefields in a manner that conveyed this dissonance between the material aspect of the contested terrain (as seen in the historic present) and the horrific destruction of human life that transpired there.” Her photographic lineage amid the history of 19th-century panoramic photography is emphasized by the incorporated descriptive text.

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Tombstone

Deborah Bright (American, b. 1950)
Bloody Lane, The Battle of Antietam; Battlefield Panoramas, 1983
Six selenium-toned gelatin silver prints and text
Image: 33 x 48.3 cm (13 x 19 inches)
Gift of the Artists' Development Fund of the Rhode Island Foundation 1991.065

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