Doorway to Nowhere

Accession Number
2004/2.131.7

Title
Doorway to Nowhere

Artist(s)
Pete Turner

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1963; printed 2003

Medium & Support
inkjet pigment print on paper

Dimensions
19 5/16 in x 13 in (49 cm x 33 cm);24 in x 20 1/16 in (61 cm x 51 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 exterior walls. A doorway is visible in the top right of the image, with a large open gateway below. In the lower left of the frame, a pigeon is silhouetted against the gateway. The monochrome photograph has a flattened depth of field.

Primary Object Classification
Photograph

Collection Area
Photography

Rights
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Keywords
colors (hues or tints)
doorways
exterior walls
intensity (color property)
pigeons (general term)

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