Panama Hat, from "The Silver Edition, Volume I" / Ralph Gibson
About this Item
Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.47.6
- Title
- Panama Hat, 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
- 1975
- Credit Line
- Gift of Selma and Gerry Lotenberg
- Dimensions
- 48.5 cm x 33 cm (19 1/8 in. x 13 in.)
- Physical Description
- This black and white photograph is a cropped close-up view of a light colored hat with a black band. The texture of the tightly woven straw and the ribbon band are depicted in sharp detail against a blank dark background.
- Subject Matter
- This photograph was published in an exhibition catalogue for, "Tropism: Photographs". It was part of a series of his works from the 1970s exhibited under the title, "Chiaroscuro". In the introduction to this book he states, "I embrace the abstract in photography and exist on a few bits of order extracted from the chaos of reality."
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn on the head
- attributes and properties
- attributes and properties by specific type
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- hats
- headgear
- objects we use
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Rights
- If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit https://umma.umich.edu/about/services/request-image/ for more information and to fill out the online Image Rights and Reproductions Request Form.
Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2800 x 4000
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 2010/2.47.6
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-2.47.6/2010_2_47_6.jpg
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"Panama Hat, 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-2.47.6/2010_2_47_6.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
