The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 13, 2025
White Calf in Pen
1966–72
(American, 1943-)
Image: 24.1 x 18.4 cm (9 1/2 x 7 1/4 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)
Gift of Louise S. Richards 1976.155
Location: Not on view
Description
Although White Calf in Pen appears to be a single photograph, Douglas Prince shot the foreground and the sky in Florida and the background farmland in Iowa. His process reminds viewers that although the shutter’s click may only last an instant, the creation of a work of art always involves framing, cropping, and shaping. Here, Prince crafts a single, striking photograph that is more extraordinary than what he discovered in any one location. Throughout his career, Prince has approached photography as an integral part of a continuing tradition of image making. His work incorporates elements from sculpture, painting, and printmaking, extending the definition of "photographic" on formal and conceptual levels. His use of multiple negatives to blur several images into a single photograph has led his work to be compared to that of the Surrealists, who relished unexpected juxtapositions.- Cleveland Museum of Art, Tom E Hinson. Catalogue of Photography. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996. Reproduced: P. 269
- Trophies of the Hunt: Capturing Nature as Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 24-November 3, 2004).Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 7/24/04 - 11/3/04. "Trophies of the Hunt: Capturing Nature as Art". No exhibition catalogue.Year in Review, 1976. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 1-March 6, 1977).
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1976.155