Dhow Sail, Lamu, Kenya, 1997 / Lynn Davis
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.102
- Title
- Dhow Sail, Lamu, Kenya, 1997
- Artist
- Lynn Davis
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- American, born 1944
- Medium and Support
- selenium-toned gelatin silver print on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 2005
- Inscription
- signed, dated, stamped and numbered out of 10 on mount verso
- Dimensions
- 71.12 cm x 71.12 cm (28 in. x 28 in.)
- Physical Description
- A large ship sail against a cloud-filled sky in Kenya. The angle from which the photograph was taken creates a triangular shape to the sail. From the top corner to the left edge of the photo is a rope, and on the right side of the sail is a small black figure protruding from behind the cloth, possibly the top of the mast to which the sail is connected.
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- photography and photographic processes and techniques
- physical sciences concepts
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- sailing vessels
- sailing vessels by size
- scientific concepts
- structural elements
- structural elements and structural element components
- supporting and resisting elements
- transportation vehicles
- vehicles
- watercraft
- watercraft by general type
- watercraft by method of propulsion
- watercraft by specific type
- weather and related phenomena
- weather-related phenomena
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2417 x 2435
- File Size
- 788 KB
- Record
- 2012/2.102
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2012-sl-2.102/2012_2.102.jpg
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"Dhow Sail, Lamu, Kenya, 1997; Lynn Davis." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2012-sl-2.102/2012_2.102.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.
