Accession Number1981/2.168.3
TitleFlies in the Window, Castletown House, Ireland
Artist(s)Alen MacWeeneyObject Creation Date1972, printed 1979Medium & Supportgelatin silver print on paperDimensions 19 13/16 in x 15 15/16 in (50.4 cm x 40.5 cm);18 in x 22 in (45.72 cm x 55.88 cm)
Credit LineGift of Carl W. MelcherSubject matterThis photograph was created inside an interior on the edge of a windowsill looking outside to a flat grassy field. On the sill lies a smattering of dead flies. Mirroring the assortment of dead flies, a flock of sheep graze placidly in the field beyond the window. The image is composed such that the horizontal lines of the window pane’s edges are also echoed by the lines of the hedges, road, fence, and tree line beyond. This dichotomy creates a humorous relationship between the cluster of dead flies and the larger scene beyond. The building this photo was created in is the Castletown House, a well known historical structure, built in the Palladian-style and located outside of Dublin in County Kildare.
Physical DescriptionThis photograph depicts a view outside of a window. On the windowsill is a scattering of dead flies. In the field outside a flock of sheep grazes.
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Keywords
Ireland
Irish
Landscapes
Musca domestica (species)
Ovis aries (species)
cowherds
hedges
house
interior views
modern and contemporary art
pastures
sheep farms
trees
window
window frame components