Ghost Ranch

1978

William Clift

Associated Names
William Clift

Artist, American, born 1944

The image shows a view from above of desert-like terrain. Closest to the viewer are textured hills with sparse vegetation and dry channels or ridges. Beyond the hills is a flat plain with occasional small trees. In the distance, the land fades into a lighter area, possibly a plateau or valley. The image is in black and white, emphasizing light and shadow to depict the rugged terrain.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Max B. Schwartz, American Telephone and Telegraph Company, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Sandra Berler Gallery, Chevy Chase, MD), 1982; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1982

  • American Images: New Work by Twenty Contemporary Photographers, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 13 – December 2, 1979, organized by the Bell System. Travelled until April 1982.

Bibliography

1979

  • Danese, Renato ed. American Images: New Work by Twenty Contemporary Photographers. Exh. cat. New York, 1979: 44, no. 49.

Inscriptions

by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right of mount in graphite: 1982.3.10; on verso of mount, bottom right in graphite: 1982.3.10

Wikidata ID

Q64170432

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