Grant Mudford
Los Angeles, 1975 (US-261/18a)

Los Angeles, 1975 (US-261/18a)

© Grant Mudford

Los Angeles, 1975 (US-261/18a)
Los Angeles, 1975 (US-261/18a)
ArtistAustralian, born 1944
CultureAustralian
Titles
  • Los Angeles, 1975 (US-261/18a)
Date1975
PlaceLos Angeles, California, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 1/8 × 19 1/4 in. (33.3 × 48.9 cm)
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.5 × 50.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Lilyan and Toby Miller
Object number86.450
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description

In the 1970s, many photographers turned their eye not toward the epic landscapes of the American wilderness but to the cement sprawl of urban America. Grant Mudford’s photographs reveal the oddities and dry humor found in these vistas. Australian by birth, Mudford was poised to depict the elements that seemed alien or out of place amid the city. In this photograph, he emphasizes the lonely distance between the sign, a skinny sapling, and a fire hydrant. Yet, his large-scale, brilliantly rich black-and-white prints exhibit a microscopic sharpness that renders his subjects with astonishing beauty.


ProvenanceLilyan Miller and Toby Miller; given to MFAH, 1986.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso bottom left and center in pencil "US-261/18a 48/75 LOS ANGELES 1977-80"
verso bottom right in pencil "Grant Mudford"

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