Coyotes

1945

Frederick Sommer

Associated Names
Frederick Sommer

Artist, American, born Italy, 1905 - 1999

This is a photograph of desiccated animal carcasses on the ground. The image captures several animal remains lying on a barren, rocky terrain. The animals' bodies appear to be largely decomposed, with skin tightly clinging to skeletal structures, exposing rows of teeth and bone outlines. The terrain is rough and sparse, with visible patches of dirt, small rocks, and some grass.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Frederick Sommer

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 19 x 24.2 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
    mount: 31.3 x 37 cm (12 5/16 x 14 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.5.14

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist, Prescott, Arizona; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1995

  • Recent Acquisitions of Works of Art on Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.

Bibliography

1980

  • Venus, Jupiter & Mars: The Photographs of Frederick Sommer. Exh. cat., Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware, 1980, no. 22.

1984

  • Sommer: Images. Tucson, Arizona, 1984, illus. pl.10.

Inscriptions

on mount, upper left verso in graphite: Coyotes, 1945 (underlined); on mount, center verso in graphite: Frederick Sommer 1945 (underlined)

Wikidata ID

Q64147760

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