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Deborah Bright

Conveyed to Ebenezer Goodrich by Deed of Elisha Hervey, 1799

Maker

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

Title

Conveyed to Ebenezer Goodrich by Deed of Elisha Hervey, 1799
from the series *Manifest*

Year

2000

Medium

  • Toned black-and-white photograph on chromogenic color paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Toned black-and-white photograph on chromogenic color paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 66 x 76 cm (26 x 29 15/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

2004.30.2

Type

  • Photographs

Publications

  • Journal

RISD and Photography

Exhibition History

RISD and Photography
Jun 05, 2008 – Oct 26, 2008

Label copy

Bright has created several bodies of landscape photographs on sites of contested terrain, from American Civil War battlefields to the State of Israel. This photograph is from a series inspired by the concept of Manifest Destiny, the 19th-century doctrine that justified expansion of the U.S. across the continent. Bright examines the history of land ownership in the Northeast through its stone walls. Once Native Americans were removed and trees were cleared, settlers delineated the property lines of their farms with these walls. They signify, in her words, “the will of generations of white settlers to ‘tame the wilderness’ and make it productive.” The unusual color of her image refers back to late 19th-century photographic processes, such as the commonly used albumen print.

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Deborah Bright (American, b. 1950)
Conveyed to Ebenezer Goodrich by Deed of Elisha Hervey, 1799; from the series *Manifest*, 2000
Toned black-and-white photograph on chromogenic color paper
Sheet: 66 x 76 cm (26 x 29 15/16 inches)
Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund 2004.30.2

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