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Bird strike test on helicopter windscreen
Bird strike test on helicopter windscreen
Bird strike test on helicopter windscreen

Bird strike test on helicopter windscreen

Artist (born 1941 La Crosse, Wisconsin; lives Santa Fe, New Mexico)
Datenegative 2003, printed 2022
Mediumarchival pigment print on paper, ed. 1/5
Dimensions17 × 22 in. (43.2 × 55.9 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the artist
Object numberPC2023.14.1.17
DescriptionA black and white photograph of a dilapidated army helicopter in front of a metal scrapyard. The helicopter is missing its blades and the windows are broken, ‘ARMY’ is painted on the side in white paint. Positioned precariously on its front wheel near a rotted wooden base, the helicopter appears larger than the mountains receding in the distance beneath dark clouds.
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