Keith Carter
Luna

Luna

© Keith Carter

Luna
Luna
ArtistAmerican, born 1948
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Luna
Date1995
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print with toning
DimensionsImage: 15 1/4 × 15 3/8 in. (38.7 × 39 cm)
Sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 15/16 in. (50.5 × 40.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist in memory of Joe D. Wheeler
Object number96.1022
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description

The title of Keith Carter’s photograph, Luna, may refer to
the bright moon, the pale dog, or both. Carter notes, “Lost in Argentina, I was
walking along a dirt road, late one night when a dog came out of nowhere to
inspect me.” Carter’s meeting of this nocturnal creature echoes the nightly
appearance of the watchful moon, a similarity the artist emphasized through his
stacked composition and the hazy, shadowy appearance of both dog and moon.



ProvenanceThe artist, Beaumont, Texas; given to MFAH, 1996.
Exhibition History"Shooting the Moon: Photographs from the Museum's Collection 50 Years after Apollo 11," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 20–September 2, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The photograph is signed in pencil, bottom verso: "13/50 Luna Keith Carter 1995".

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