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        "tombstone": "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",
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        "title": "Yangshuo, Guangxi, China",
        "creation_date": "1985",
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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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                {
                    "id": 179137,
                    "title": "Signs of Life:  Recent Photography Acquisitions",
                    "description": "<i>Signs of Life:  Recent Photography Acquisitions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 22, 2003-April 7, 2004).",
                    "opening_date": "2003-11-22T00:00:00"
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        "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\u2013April 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\u2019s 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\u2019s chosen subject matter.",
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                "citation": "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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        "updated_at": "2026-03-26 23:59:09.612000"
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