id:			399514
accession number:	2020.315
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2020.315
updated:		2022-01-04 18:13:53.998000

Ornithological Photographs: Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus), 2012. Todd Forsgren (American, b. 1981). Inkjet print; framed: 71.1 x 88.9 cm (28 x 35 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Artist 2020.315

title:				Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus)
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series:				Ornithological Photographs
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creation date:			2012
creation date earliest:		2012
creation date latest:		2012
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creditline:			Gift of the Artist
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culture:	America
technique:	inkjet print
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - American 1951-Present
type:		Photograph
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CREATORS

* Todd Forsgren (American, b. 1981)  - artist

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measurements: Framed: 71.1 x 88.9 cm (28 x 35 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Todd Forsgren (the artist) [1981-], Billings, MT
	date: 2012-2020
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: December 7, 2020
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fun fact: 
To survey bird populations, ornithologists catch them temporarily in nets.

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Todd Forsgren created photographic portraits of the subjects of such surveys by creating makeshift studios that set the nets against white seamless backgrounds. The ensnared birds’ positions are often unnatural and to the viewer, disturbing. The artist hopes that the bird’s brief discomfort will spur the viewer to consider larger issues that threaten the survival of these species.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Forsgren, Todd R., John A. Tyson, James Lowen, and Susan E. Wegner. Ornithological Photographs. 2015.
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