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Senseless explosion, near Cheyenne, Wyoming
Senseless explosion, near Cheyenne, Wyoming
Senseless explosion, near Cheyenne, Wyoming

Senseless explosion, near Cheyenne, Wyoming

Artist (born 1941 La Crosse, Wisconsin; lives Santa Fe, New Mexico)
Datenegative 1974, 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 numberPC2023.14.3.21
DescriptionA black and white photograph of a woman detonating an explosion in an arid desert landscape. The woman crouched on the left side of the photograph, wears a bucket hat, dark t-shirt, and jeans. Her head is turned away from the blast, avoiding both debris and the loud sound close to her head. The explosion spits up rocks and twigs high into the air.
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