Accession Number2004/2.131.7
TitleDoorway to Nowhere
Artist(s)Pete TurnerArtist NationalityAmerican (North American)Object Creation Date1963; printed 2003Medium & Supportinkjet pigment print on paperDimensions 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 LineGift of Selma and Gerald LotenbergSubject matterPete 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 DescriptionA 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.
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Keywords
colors (hues or tints)
doorways
exterior walls
intensity (color property)
pigeons (general term)