The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 20, 2024
Rancho de Taos Church
1940
(American, 1910–1998)
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.)
© Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents
Location: not on view
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.- {{cite web|title=Rancho de Taos Church|url=false|author=Wright Morris|year=1940|access-date=20 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2017.308