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Artist:
Christopher Dawson, born New York City 1972  Search this
Medium:
pigmented ink print
Dimensions:
sheet and image: 10 1/4 x 38 3/8 in. (26.0 x 97.4 cm)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
1998
Exhibition Label:
Christopher Dawson’s photographs of his relatives and extended family appear to capture distinct moments, but they are in fact constructed from multiple exposures taken in sequence and assembled to form narrative panoramas of interlocking gestures and expressions. The earliest image in this series, Livingston, Montana (1995), was created by mounting three individual prints side by side. Recently, Dawson has begun to make digital scans of multiple negatives to create single, unbroken images. In the print, the same figure appears repeatedly throughout the scene, a clever hint about his process.
Close to Home: Photographers and their Families, 2011
Topic:
Figure group\family  Search this
Ceremony\holiday\Christmas  Search this
Architecture Interior\domestic\living room  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Billy and Jennifer Frist
Copyright:
© Christopher Dawson
Object number:
2011.2.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk73eb718f9-8162-433e-84ad-ffbc94753587
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2011.2.1