Old Hanford City Site and the Columbia River, Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Near Richland, Washington

© Emmet Gowin

Old Hanford City Site and the Columbia River, Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Near Richland, Washington

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Old Hanford City Site and the Columbia River, Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Near Richland, Washington,

1986, printed 1996

Emmet Gowin, born 1941, Danville, VA; active Princeton, NJ
1998-168
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Title
Old Hanford City Site and the Columbia River, Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Near Richland, Washington
Dates

1986, printed 1996

Maker
Emmet Gowin
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 24 x 24.1 cm. (9 7/16 x 9 1/2 in.) sheet: 35.4 x 27.8 cm. (13 15/16 x 10 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist, in memory of Larry Wolfen, Class of 1987
Object Number
1998-168
Place Depicted

North America, United States, Washington, Hanford Site, near Richland

Inscription
In graphite, verso upper right corner: EG.118.1 In graphite, verso along top: 9.10.96 3 apo 13 @ 5.6 12 5 / 5ft. // A In graphite, verso along bottom: OLD HANFORD CITY SITE AND THE COLUMBIA RIVER, HANFORD NUCLEAR RESERVATION NEAR RICHLAND, / WASHINGTON, 1986 Signed and dated in graphite, verso lower right: emmet gowin 1996
Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
aerial photography, rivers, nuclear test sites

The artist; gifted to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1998.

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