Sky Sweeps

© Estate of Ray K. Metzker

Sky Sweeps

Currently not on view

Sky Sweeps,

1966, printed 1983

Ray K. Metzker, 1931–2014; born Milwaukee, WI; died Philadelphia, PA
x1992-97

Information

Title
Sky Sweeps
Dates

1966, printed 1983

Maker
Ray K. Metzker
Medium
Gelatin silver prints
Dimensions
image (sight, each): 9.1 × 49.5 cm (3 9/16 × 19 1/2 in.) images (overall, sight): 75.9 × 49.5 cm (29 7/8 × 19 1/2 in.) board: 100 × 72 cm (39 3/8 × 28 3/8 in.) frame: 100 × 72.1 × 7.3 cm (39 3/8 × 28 3/8 × 2 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Lilyan and Toby Miller
Object Number
x1992-97
Place Depicted

North America, United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Culture
American
Type
oil paintings, black-and-white photographs, photographs, gelatin silver prints
Techniques
gelatin silver process, mounting
Subject
grids (layout features), buildings, collages, cities

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