Salton Sea Mailbox
Artist
Joan Myers
(American, born 1944)
Date1986
MediumPlatinum-palladium print with watercolor
DimensionsImage: 15 × 19 3/8 in. (38.1 × 49.2 cm)
Support: 15 × 18 1/4 in. (38.1 × 46.4 cm)
Mat: 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
Support: 15 × 18 1/4 in. (38.1 × 46.4 cm)
Mat: 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineMuseum purchase, 2017
Object number2017.4.2
DescriptionDesolate landscape with mailbox at left and two detached palm fronds in foreground. At center in the middle ground is the triangular shape of a dead palm tree. Bare deciduous tress in the background.eMuseum Notes
The
Colorado River has long flowed all the way down to California’s Imperial
Valley, depositing the rich soil that made the area famous for its agriculture.
The basin was intermittently wet or dry, depending on the flow of the river. An
engineering error in 1906 led to the creation of a lake and the subsequent
construction of many houses around it. Increasing salinity and pollution have
left the area abandoned by most fish and all but the hardiest humans, though it
remains a rich habitat for birds.
On View
Not on viewJoan Myers
1984 (printed 1988)
Joan Myers
1985 (printed 1988)
Joan Myers
1984 (printed 1988)