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At First Sight-An Encyclopedia of Childhood: Track #1 (from "Model Railroad Track")

1999

Dale Kistemaker

(American, b. 1948)
Culture
America
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
Image: 101.5 x 81.1 cm (39 15/16 x 31 15/16 in.); Paper: 101.5 x 81.1 cm (39 15/16 x 31 15/16 in.); Matted: 101.6 x 81.3 cm (40 x 32 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Artist 2010.359
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented black-and-white photograph centers a circular model railroad track on a stark white field. Three concentric metal rails form a ring, fastened by dark rectangular ties in regular pairs. These shiny surfaces catch the light with sharp highlights, defined by deep shadows below. The symmetrical composition frames a vast, empty circle, emphasizing the sharp geometric precision of the metal rings against the minimalist negative space.

At First Sight-An Encyclopedia of Childhood: Track #1 (from "Model Railroad Track")

1999

Dale Kistemaker

(American, b. 1948)
America

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