Dawn, Sliding House Rock, Canyon de Chelly, Spring
Dawn, Sliding House Rock, Canyon de Chelly, Spring

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Dawn, Sliding House Rock, Canyon de Chelly, Spring,

1987

Roger Vail, American, born 1945
x1988-112

Information

Title
Dawn, Sliding House Rock, Canyon de Chelly, Spring
Dates

1987

Maker
Roger Vail
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 76.5 x 66.1 cm. (30 1/8 x 26 in.) board: 57.1 x 46.7 cm. (22 1/2 x 18 3/8 in.) mat: 101.6 x 76.2 cm. (40 x 30 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, gift of the Polaroid Foundation
Object Number
x1988-112
Place Depicted

North America, United States, Arizona, Navajo Nation, Canyon de Chelly

Signatures
Numbered and signed in graphite, on board, below image: 1/12[sic] Roger Vail
Inscription
Inscribed in graphite on board, verso, lower right: DAWN / SLIDING HOUSE ROCK / CANYON DE CHELLY / SPRING 1987
Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Subject
rivers, shadows, mountains, morning, canyons, landscapes (representations)

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