Clam Digging – 4th successful attempt, San Diego Harbor, California
Artist
Greg MacGregor
(born 1941 La Crosse, Wisconsin; lives Santa Fe, New Mexico)
Datenegative 1975, 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 numberPC2023.14.3.6
DescriptionA black and white photograph of the successful third attempt at clam harvesting with explosives. The explosion lights up the dark sandy beach with sparks shooting up at the top. A crater marked ‘1.’ is on the bottom right while the crater marked ‘2.’ is bottom left. Several other craters fill the illuminated sands. In the dark background a line of lights can be seen across the waters.On View
Not on view
Aprl 1943
