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Mont St. Michel

1982, printed 2012

William Clift

(American, b. 1944)
Culture
America
Medium
Digital inkjet print, Epsom
Measurements
Image: 19.4 x 25.1 cm (7 5/8 x 9 7/8 in.); Paper: 25.7 x 33 cm (10 1/8 x 13 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Diana S. Tittle in memory of Tom E. Hinson 2025.265
Edition
Edition 3/50
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
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Did You Know?

Mont Saint-Michel, built on a rock in the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel, is a medieval pilgrimage site dedicated to the Archangel Michael.

Description

William Clift, renowned for his architectural and landscape views, created an entire book of photographs of this tidal island in France capped by a medieval abbey which seems to float atop the rock. This illusion is enhanced when the island is cut off from the mainland during high tides. It is one of two monolithic sites that Clift has photographed repeatedly over four decades. The other is Shiprock in New Mexico (see 2025.266).
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Mont St. Michel

1982, printed 2012

William Clift

(American, b. 1944)
America

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