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1989 MC-19
1989, printed c. 1991
Ray K. Metzker
Ray K. Metzker (American, 1931–2014)
Photography
1989 MC-19, 1989, printed c. 1991. Ray K. Metzker (American, 1931–2014). Gelatin silver print ; image: 42.8 x 43 cm (16 7/8 x 16 15/16 in.); paper: 60.4 x 50.5 cm (23 3/4 x 19 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Tom E. Hinson and Diana S. Tittle 2022.63 A distinctive feature of his light-filled close-up photographs of plants and trees is the deliberate positioning of the camera so that the nearest elements are rendered out of focus, blurring spatial distinctions while increasing the photograph’s overall sensation of the ambiguity of space. There is no clearly established center of interest here but instead an overall, lacy weave of leaves and branches, all demanding equal attention. In 1985, Ray Metzker began to concentrate on the natural landscape, a new subject for him and a break from his dark, experimental, and primarily urban images.
- Maker/Artist
- Metzker, Ray K.
- Classification
- Photograph
- Formatted Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Image: 42.8 x 43 cm (16 7/8 x 16 15/16 in.); Paper: 60.4 x 50.5 cm (23 3/4 x 19 7/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Written in pencil, verso: “89 MC-19 MG-2 (illegible number)/92” Inscription: Written in pencil, verso: “Ray K. Metzker (signed) 1/25”
- Departments
- Photography
- Accession Number
- 2022.63
- Credit Line
- Gift of Tom E. Hinson and Diana S. Tittle
- Rights Statement
- Copyrighted
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