id:			165342
accession number:	2007.230
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2007.230
updated:		2025-09-11 11:54:01.116000

Desert Colors, 1986. William Richards (American, 1917–2004). Chromogenic print; image: 61 x 76.3 cm (24 x 30 1/16 in.); mounted: 61 x 76.3 cm (24 x 30 1/16 in.); matted: 71.1 x 81.3 cm (28 x 32 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Gail, Nancy and Steven Richards, 2007.230

title:				Desert Colors
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creation date:			1986
creation date earliest:		1986
creation date latest:		1986
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creditline:			Gift of Gail, Nancy and Steven Richards
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culture:	America, Ohio, Cleveland
technique:	Chromogenic print
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - American 1951-Present
type:		Photograph
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CREATORS

* William Richards (American, 1917–2004)  - artist

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measurements: Image: 61 x 76.3 cm (24 x 30 1/16 in.); Mounted: 61 x 76.3 cm (24 x 30 1/16 in.); Matted: 71.1 x 81.3 cm (28 x 32 in.)
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	inscription:	Written in pencil on mount:  "Desert Colors 1986 Wm Richards (signed) 1986"
Adhesive label on top mat: "RICHW-10"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		William Richards: The Vastness Beyond Vision
	opening date:   2025-01-11T05:00:00
	<i>William Richards: The Vastness Beyond Vision</i>. Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH (organizer) (January 11-July 27, 2025) https://akronartmuseum.org/media/exhibition/william-richards-the-vastness-beyond-vision/.

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Estate of the Artist
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Katzin, Jeff. "The Abstract Photography of William Richards." <em>View </em>(Winter 2024-25): 8-9.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: p. 8-9
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