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Edward Ranney, Star Axis, Looking at North Star, 1/7/83, January 7, 1983, gelatin silver print,…
Star Axis, Looking at North Star, 1/7/83
Edward Ranney, Star Axis, Looking at North Star, 1/7/83, January 7, 1983, gelatin silver print,…
Edward Ranney, Star Axis, Looking at North Star, 1/7/83, January 7, 1983, gelatin silver print, selenium toned, 6 × 9 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of Edward Ranney from the New Mexico Photographic Survey Project, 1981-1984, funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1985 (1985.117.13). © Edward Ranney. Photo by Blair Clark.

Star Axis, Looking at North Star, 1/7/83

Artist (American, born 1942)
DateJanuary 7, 1983
Mediumgelatin silver print, selenium toned
DimensionsImage: 6 × 9 in. (15.2 × 22.9 cm)
Support: 7 13/16 × 9 7/8 in. (19.8 × 25.1 cm)
Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Edward Ranney from the New Mexico Photographic Survey Project, 1981-1984, funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1985
Object number1985.117.13
DescriptionTime lapse photograph of the revolutions of the North Star, with silhouette of rim of Star Axis at bottom edge.
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