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Joe Deal

Sunset Beach, California, 1978

Description

Maker

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

Title

Sunset Beach, California

Year

1978

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silver print

Techniques

  • gold toning

Supports

  • photographic paper

Dimensions

Plate: 28.5 x 28.5 cm (11 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Title, location, date, and signature in pencil, verso bottom.

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Photographs

Credit

Museum purchase: gift of James D. and Diane Davies Burke

Object Number

2002.6.2

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

RISD and Photography

June 5 - October 26, 2008

The three artists whose work is displayed here focus on the human-altered landscape. Earlier photographers typically cropped out what interfered with capturing a sublime view; but since the 1970s, it is precisely those interventions that have captured the image makers’ attention. Deal was at the forefront of artists looking at urban development spreading into pristine landscapes. His California views often spotlight the peculiarly stark border between expansion and the natural world. Rantoul’s image was made on the island of Bermuda, although it could be anywhere. Smith was astounded by the extreme degree of earth shifting by Los Angeles area developers in the early 1990s. His images often capture the measures taken to scrape away the earth, hold it from erosion and reconfigure it.

Photography and Place

January 23 - April 4, 2004

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Sunset Beach, California with the accession number of 2002.6.2. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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