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Searching for gold (successful), undisclosed location
Searching for gold (successful), undisclosed location
Searching for gold (successful), undisclosed location

Searching for gold (successful), undisclosed location

Artist (born 1941 La Crosse, Wisconsin; lives Santa Fe, New Mexico)
Datenegative 1978, 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 numberPC2023.14.3.13
DescriptionA black and white photograph of a lakeshore with a small explosion occurring at bottom right. Small bits of broken rock eject upward from the source of the detonation. Rock formations emerge from the water and rise toward the right in the background. Distant snow-covered mountains can be seen in the left background under a cloudy sky. At the bottom, a handwritten note reads: "Searching for Gold (successful) undisclosed location."
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