Joseph Jachna
Door County, Wisconsin

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Artist Joseph Jachna(American, 1935–2016)American, 1935–2016

CultureAmerican

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Door County, Wisconsin

Date1970

Place depictedWisconsin, United States

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsOverall: 6 1/8 × 9 1/4 in. (15.6 × 23.5 cm)
Frame: 14 3/4 × 17 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (37.5 × 45.1 × 3.2 cm)

Credit LineThe Target Collection of American Photography, museum purchase funded by Target Stores

Object number76.276

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Special Collections

Target Collection of American Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

DescriptionJoseph
Jachna is known for his innovative approaches to photographing nature. In Door County, which is Jachna’s most
significant series, he deviates from traditional landscape photography by
inserting himself into the picture frame. Here, his hand clutches a mirror,
which reflects a fragment of the landscape pictured, emphasizing the
photographer’s role in the image-making process.
Provenance[Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1976.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited "Target Collection of American Photography: A Century in Pictures",
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston December 3 - February 25, 2007
Austin Museum of Art May 19 - August 12, 2007
Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi June 5 - August 24, 2008

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