id:			161225
accession number:	1999.32
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1999.32
updated:		2023-04-23 11:16:01.169000

Yangshuo, Guangxi, China, 1985. Lois Conner (American, b. 1951). Platinum palladium print; image: 15.6 x 42 cm (6 1/8 x 16 9/16 in.); paper: 19.8 x 46.8 cm (7 13/16 x 18 7/16 in.); matted: 35.6 x 66 cm (14 x 26 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1999.32

title:				Yangshuo, Guangxi, China
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creation date:			1985
creation date earliest:		1985
creation date latest:		1985
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	platinum palladium print
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - American 1951-Present
type:		Photograph
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CREATORS

* Lois Conner (American, b. 1951)  - artist

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measurements: Image: 15.6 x 42 cm (6 1/8 x 16 9/16 in.); Paper: 19.8 x 46.8 cm (7 13/16 x 18 7/16 in.); Matted: 35.6 x 66 cm (14 x 26 in.)
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	inscription:	written in pencil on recto: "CH85381 Yangslow, China (1985) Lois Conner [signed] 85 u 35d 211H147
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Signs of Life:  Recent Photography Acquisitions
	opening date:   2003-11-22T00:00:00
	<i>Signs of Life:  Recent Photography Acquisitions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 22, 2003-April 7, 2004).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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wall description:
The exceptional beauty of the Chinese landscape that inspired generations of ink-and-brush painters has also influenced the work of New York-based photographer Lois Conner. This lovely view was made on her initial trip to China (October 1984–April 1985), when she traveled around the country by bicycle laden with some 40 pounds of gear. Conner used an antique view camera with special cut film to create an approximate 7-x-17-inch negative. It produced a strong horizontal composition emphasizing the site’s geological formation, natural vegetation, and distinctive qualities of light and atmosphere. On closer inspection, the transformation of this ancient landscape by industrialization becomes apparent with the presence of buildings, roads, and telephone wires. The hand-coated platinum/palladium paper provides a wide range of warmer tones and is ideal for rendering the special atmospheric qualities of Conner’s chosen subject matter.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Hinson, Tom E., "Focus on Landscape ", Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em>. Vol. 44 no. 03, March 2004
	page number: 	Mentioned & reproduced: p. 8-9
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAMM2004-03/page/8/

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