Barbara Kasten
The Cliffs

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Artist Barbara Kasten (American, born 1936)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)

Credit LineGift of John A. MacMahon

Object number2022.688

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Department

Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

Description

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.]

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