Wagon and Buildings
George A. Tice; Lee Witkin / Witkin Gallery,
Description
Subject Matter:
This print opens the portfolio Bodie, twelve photographs depicting various aspects of an abandoned gold town in eastern California. Wagon and Buildings provides a sense of the sweeping landscape in this part of the state, with weeds, low hills, and open, cloud-studded skies. At middle ground are two abandoned, late-nineteenth century wooden buildings, which huddle side by side like old friends. The foreground is dominated by a wagon, almost out of place in this desolate landscape, which draws attention to the passing of time. The emptiness of the environment offers a picturesque representation of the ghost town of Bodie, now a National Historic Landmark, as well as a commentary on the boom and bust cycle of American history.
Physical Description:
A photograph of two wooden buildings in a western landscape with a wagon in the foreground.
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