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Artist |
Deal, Joe |
Caption |
View, Magic Mountain, Valencia, California |
Collection |
TMA |
Credit Line |
From "New California Views," Museum Purchase Fund, 1979 |
Date |
1977 |
Description |
This photograph is from the portfolio New California Views. Joe Deal (1947-2010) was an American photographer who was well known for his landscape pieces. His work shows how natural places have been developed, both in a positive and negative way, through human interaction. Each of his photographs are taken from above, abstracting yet developing the view below. This photograph shows an amusement park ride from above. The roller coaster curls and bends around a grassy field and rolling hills. Trees and mountains can be seen in the background along with a few structures. A chain link fence blocks off the area where the photo was taken. The ground below the roller coaster is barren and provides the viewer with a clear depiction of where the land was effected by human interaction. |
Dimensions |
H-11.125 L-11.25 inches |
Medium |
Black-and-white photograph |
Material |
Photographic Paper |
Catalog Number |
1979.01.04 |
Title |
View, Magic Mountain, Valencia, California |