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Joan Myers, Spoon and China, 1984 (printed 1995), platinum-palladium print, 8 1/4 × 6 in. Colle…
Spoon and China
Joan Myers, Spoon and China, 1984 (printed 1995), platinum-palladium print, 8 1/4 × 6 in. Colle…
Joan Myers, Spoon and China, 1984 (printed 1995), platinum-palladium print, 8 1/4 × 6 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of Joan Myers, 2017 (2017.5.15). © Joan Myers. Photo by Blair Clark.

Spoon and China

Artist (American, born 1944)
Date1984 (printed 1995)
Mediumplatinum- palladium print
DimensionsImage: 8 1/4 × 6 in. (21 × 15.2 cm)
Support: 14 1/2 × 11 in. (36.8 × 27.9 cm)
Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Joan Myers, 2017
Object number2017.5.15
DescriptionStill life composition with deteriorated spoon at right and shard of painted china at left that has image of cranes.
eMuseum Notes
Throughout her series Whispered Silences, Myers uses the camera to convey the solemn, isolated landscapes of former Japanese internment camps, highlighting physical ruins and abandoned objects. Her photographs of utilitarian objects carry an emotional poignancy while simultaneously presenting the objects with an archeological importance. The isolation of the objects within the frame implores their careful observation. The details of each object speak to their history while also serving as testimony to the resiliency of human spirit.
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Terms
  • still lifes
  • composition (artistic arrangement)
  • concentration camps
  • derelict buildings
  • world wars
  • patriotism

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