Joe Deal

Kite, Chino Hills, California,

Maker

Joe Deal (American, 1947-2010), (RISD Provost 1999-2005; RISD Faculty 2005-2009)

Title

Kite, Chino Hills, California,
Subdividing the Inland Basin

Year

1984

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

silver print

Dimensions

Image: 27.9 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Artist

Object Number

2003.104.2

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

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

Label copy

Joe Deal often found his picture at the border between the built and unbuilt landscape. The driveway makes for a convenient spot to fly a kite, surrounded as it is here with a bit of open space remaining in a new development. In the distance to the right the residential growth that will soon cover this piece of land is visible through the atmospheric smog. In the distance to the left are still untouched hills. The inclusion of people-evidence of a rapidly exploding community near the intersection of the Pomona and Orange freeways-marked a shift in Deal’s photography to embracing the landscape as a site for narrative.

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Tombstone

Joe Deal (American, 1947-2010)
Kite, Chino Hills, California,; Subdividing the Inland Basin, 1984
Gelatin silver print
Image: 27.9 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 inches)
Gift of the Artist 2003.104.2

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