Longest Day: Last Light of the Solstice, Carefree, Arizona, June 21

1984

Mark Klett

Associated Names
Mark Klett

Artist, American, born 1952

The image shows a cactus in the foreground, towering over the landscape. In the background are mountains silhouetted against the sky. The photo is in black and white, emphasizing the contrast between light and shadow. The scene captures a desert environment with sandy terrain and sparse vegetation stretching towards distant mountains.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Collectors Committee

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 50.4 x 40.5 cm (19 13/16 x 15 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.101.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kathleen Ewing Gallery, Washington, DC; purchased with donated funds from the Collectors Committee by NGA, 1996.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1992

  • Klett, Mark. Revealing Territory: Photographs of the Southwest by Mark Klett. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1992: pl. 26.

Inscriptions

lower left in silver ink: Longest day: last light of the Solstice; lower right in silver ink: Carefree, AZ 6/21/84; lower left verso in graphite: c 1984; lower center verso in graphite: Mark Klett; lower right verso in graphite: 1/50; by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: MK.079

Wikidata ID

Q64157761

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