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Map of North America

1996
(American, 1948-)
America, 20th century
gelatin silver print
Image: 46 x 57.1 cm (18 1/8 x 22 1/2 in.); Paper: 50.8 x 60.7 cm (20 x 23 7/8 in.); Matted: 76.2 x 81.3 cm (30 x 32 in.)
Judith K. and S. Sterling McMillan III Photography Purchase Fund 1998.117
Impression: 11
Location: not on view
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A map of North America is transformed into an imaginary landscape when it is crumpled, filled with water, and photographed. Rather than manipulating the chemical processes of photography, Morell alters the object and then emphasizes its new, unusual form in a straightforward photograph.
Map of North America

Map of North America

1996

Abelardo Morell

(American, 1948-)
America, 20th century

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