Walter Chappell
Artist
Blaine Ellis
(American, born 1942)
Datebefore 2000
Mediumpigment print
DimensionsImage: 6 1/2 × 8 1/4 in. (16.5 × 21 cm)
Support: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
Support: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Fred R. Kline, 2013
Object number2013.46.3
DescriptionBlack and white image of a nude older man sitting on rock in stream; he's looking at a cow skull also sitting in the stream.eMuseum Notes
As famous for being a nudist as he was for his photographs, Walter Chappell lived in the village of El Rito, New Mexico, and was a mentor to many young photographers. This portrait is by one of his former students and shows the artist communing with nature.
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