Artist
Barbara Kasten American, born 1936
CultureAmerican
Titles
- The Cliffs
Date1990
MediumSilver dye bleach print
DimensionsImage: 39 1/4 × 29 1/4 in. (99.7 × 74.3 cm)
Frame: 45 1/2 × 35 1/2 in. (115.6 × 90.2 cm)
Frame: 45 1/2 × 35 1/2 in. (115.6 × 90.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of John A. MacMahon
Object number2022.688
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Barbara Kasten uses complex, large-scale cinematic lighting to make architectural and landscape photographs with striking tonalities and shadows. With The Cliffs, Kasten turned her eye to ancient architectural forms—the Pueblo cliff dwellings of the Puye ruins in New Mexico, offering a romanticized view of the landscape awash in sentiment and mythic possibility.
ProvenanceJohn MacMahon; given to MFAH, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed in black on applied label, frame verso: Fortis, Inc. // 124 [pencil] // One World Trade Center // Suite 5001 // New York, NY 10048 // // To: AM.08.90.002 // Kasten, Barbara // THE CLIFFS // 1990 // Cibachrome print // 40 x 30” // Fortis [in red]
[Signed, titled, dated, and numbered 2/10 in ink, verso.]
[Signed, titled, dated, and numbered 2/10 in ink, verso.]
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Barbara Kasten
July 14, 1986
Silver dye bleach print
2022.689
