Road Song

Accession Number
2004/2.131.3

Title
Road Song

Artist(s)
Pete Turner

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1967; printed 2003

Medium & Support
inkjet pigment print on paper

Dimensions
13 in x 19 5/16 in (33 cm x 49 cm);20 1/16 in x 24 in (51 cm x 61 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Selma and Gerald Lotenberg

Subject matter
Pete Turner, a pioneer in color photography, has blurred boundaries between commercial and fine art photography throughout his career. In his work, he manipulates hue and saturation to produce vibrant and formally conscious compositions. His fascination with geometry and surrealism is evident in the images from "Selected Color Images," a portfolio of seven color photographs spanning his career. 

Physical Description
A photograph of a picket fence descending into the background. In the far distance, a car with red tail lights sits on the horizon line. The photograph is comprised of blue tones. 

Primary Object Classification
Photograph

Collection Area
Photography

Rights
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Keywords
automobiles
colors (hues or tints)
intensity (color property)
picket fences
roads

1 Related Resource

History of New Media 
(Part of 4 Learning Collections)

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