Artist
John Pfahl (American, 1939–2020)American, 1939–2020
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Coconut Palm Horizon, Kona Coast, Hawaii
- from the series Altered Landscapes
DateMarch 1978
PlaceHawaii, United States
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 9 7/16 × 7 1/2 in. (24 × 19 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 7 15/16 in. (25.4 × 20.2 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 7 15/16 in. (25.4 × 20.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Joan Morgenstern
Object number2009.510
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 208
Exposé
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
John Pfahl’s witty work exposes an essential truth of photography—the medium collapses a three-dimensional world within the two dimensions of an image. Pfahl takes advantage of photography’s spatial compression, constructing compositions for the camera’s singular point of view. Here, a string spanning two palm trees seems to rest on top of the horizon.
ProvenanceThe artist, Buffalo; purchased by MFAH, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in ink, verso bottom edge: "Coconut Palm Horizon, Kona Coast, HI"
Marked in ink, verso lower right: "March 1978"
Marked in ink, verso lower right: "March 1978"
Signed in ink, verso bottom edge: "© Pfahl"
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