113, from "The Silver Edition, Volume I" / Ralph Gibson

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Accession Number
2010/2.47.5
Title
113, from "The Silver Edition, Volume I"
Artist
Ralph Gibson
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
born 1939
Medium and Support
photograph on fiber paper
Object Creation Date
2003
Dimensions
48.5 cm x 33 cm (19 1/8 in. x 13 in.)
Physical Description
This black and white photograph shows a partial view of a guitar against a solid black background. It is a cropped, close-up image showing a portion of the fingerboard and upper bout.
Subject Matter
Ralph Gibson is well known for his photographs published in book form and this work appeared in, "Light Strings: Impressions of the Guitar". Gibson studied and played the guitar from an early age, but decided to pursue photography. "I realized that a serious decision had to be made, a choice between photography and music. Photography had to win but that didn't mean divorcing the guitar... for the next forty years I continued to play and follow the evolution of the guitar.... I play throughout the day and still wonder how far the instrument will take me." From "Light Strings" 1-16-04
Primary Keywords
abstraction
guitars
photograph
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Image Size
2553 x 3874
File Size
1 MB
Record
2010/2.47.5
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"113, from "The Silver Edition, Volume I"; Ralph Gibson." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-2.47.5/2010_2_47_5.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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