Richard Misrach
The Santa Fe

The Santa Fe

© 1982 Richard Misrach, courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York and Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles

The Santa Fe
The Santa Fe
ArtistAmerican, born 1949
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Santa Fe
  • from Canto I: The Terrain
Date1982, printed 1994
PlaceUnited States
MediumChromogenic print
Dimensions40 × 50 inches (101.6 × 127 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the S. I. Morris Photography Endowment
Object number95.231
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, Berkeley, California; purchased by MFAH, 1995.
Exhibition History"Crimes and Splendors, The Desert Cantos of Richard Misrach," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 2, 1996 - August 25, 1996; Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, Arizona, September 22 - December 1, 1996; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois, April 24 - June 29, 1997, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii. December 3, 1997 - February 4, 1998; San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California, October 3, 1998 - January 3, 1999. Organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The photograph is signed and dated in black ink, under the image: "The Santa Fe 8/10 Ciba/Fuji Edition Richard Misrach 1982/1994 F.".

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Following Navy tradition, the Cruiser SANTA FE risks its own destruction by moving alongside to within "arm's length" of the FRANKLIN in order to fight the fires and to remove exhausted and injured crewmen. Bringing the cruiser in such close proximity to the carrier was a magnificent feat of seamanship on the part of the skipper and officers of the SANTA FE.
Al Bullock
Following Navy tradition, the Cruiser SANTA FE risks its own destruction by moving alongside to within "arm's length" of the FRANKLIN in order to fight the fires and to remove exhausted and injured crewmen. Bringing the cruiser in such close proximity to the carrier was a magnificent feat of seamanship on the part of the skipper and officers of the SANTA FE.
March 19, 1945
Gelatin silver print
2022.641.17
Image Not Available for Tracks, Black Rock Desert, Nevada
Richard Misrach
Tracks, Black Rock Desert, Nevada
1989, printed 1991
Chromogenic print
95.233
Survivors, including some injured, are photographed on the flight deck of the FRANKLIN as they await transferral to the SANTA FE, secured alongside the carrier
Al Bullock
Survivors, including some injured, are photographed on the flight deck of the FRANKLIN as they await transferral to the SANTA FE, secured alongside the carrier
March 19, 1945
Gelatin silver print
2022.641.14
USS FRANKLIN (CV-13) burning after being hit by bombs from Japanese dive bombers: taken from the USS SANTA FE (CL-60)
Al Bullock
USS FRANKLIN (CV-13) burning after being hit by bombs from Japanese dive bombers: taken from the USS SANTA FE (CL-60)
March 19, 1945
Gelatin silver print
2022.641.12
The USS Franklin, blasted by a Japanese dive-bomber in March 1945, lists sharply to starboard as the USS Santa Fe approaches.
Al Bullock
The USS Franklin, blasted by a Japanese dive-bomber in March 1945, lists sharply to starboard as the USS Santa Fe approaches.
March 19, 1945
Gelatin silver print
2022.641.7
Train Tracks, Colorado Desert, California
Richard Misrach
Train Tracks, Colorado Desert, California
1984, printed 1985
Chromogenic print
2002.1674
Image Not Available for Cloud #333
Richard Misrach
Cloud #333
1993, printed 1995
Chromogenic print
96.622.1
"EAT MY FALLOUT" Grafitti, Wendover Air Force Base, Utah
Richard Misrach
"EAT MY FALLOUT" Grafitti, Wendover Air Force Base, Utah
1988, printed 1995
Chromogenic print
96.621
Image Not Available for Dead Animals #128
Richard Misrach
Dead Animals #128
1987, printed 1995
Chromogenic print
96.620
Image Not Available for Submerged Camper, Salton Sea, California
Richard Misrach
Submerged Camper, Salton Sea, California
1985, printed 1995
Chromogenic print
96.619
Image Not Available for Cloud #240
Richard Misrach
Cloud #240
1993, printed 1995
Chromogenic print
96.622.2
Playboy #94 (Ray Charles)
Richard Misrach
Playboy #94 (Ray Charles)
1990, printed 1991
Chromogenic print
96.685