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Rancho de Taos Church

1940

Wright Morris

(American, 1910–1998)
Culture
United States
Medium
Gelatin silver print, ferrotyped
Measurements
Image: 19.7 x 24.3 cm (7 3/4 x 9 9/16 in.); Paper: 19.7 x 24.3 cm (7 3/4 x 9 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg 2017.308
Copyright
© Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print

Description

Iconic 1920s images of the historic Saint Francisco de Asis Mission Church in New Mexico by Paul Strand and Ansel Adams show the building as a free-standing sculptural mass stripped of signs of human activity. In contrast, Morris depicted the church as glimpsed through the opening in a ramshackle wooden fence. This print was intentionally printed backward, possibly made for a specific exhibition context.

Rancho de Taos Church

1940

Wright Morris

(American, 1910–1998)
United States

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