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Virgin Gorda 97

Aaron Siskind

Artwork Details

Virgin Gorda 97
1978
Aaron Siskind
gelatin silver print on paper
9 3/4 in x 9 3/4 in (24.77 cm x 24.77 cm);22 1/8 in x 18 1/8 in (56.2 cm x 46.04 cm);9 3/4 in x 9 3/4 in (24.77 cm x 24.77 cm);13 15/16 in x 10 15/16 in (35.4 cm x 27.78 cm)
Gift of The Morris and Beverly Baker Foundation, in memory of Morris D. Baker, a graduate of The University of Michigan School of Architecture, 1952
2000/2.140

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Subject Matter:

Photographed at Virgin Gorda, an island in the British Virgin Islands, this photograph depicts a view of a smooth sandy beach, with frothing waves sweeping in from the right. The space of the beach appears shallow, as a dark rocky cliff wall rises steeply from behind.

Physical Description:

A view of a smooth sandy beach, with frothing waves sweeping in from the right and a dark rock wall in the background.

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