Camera Obscura – Late Afternoon View of the East Side of Midtown Manhattan

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© Abelardo Morell. Image courtesy of Light Work, Syracuse, NY. For educational purposes only.
Camera Obscura – Late Afternoon View of the East Side of Midtown Manhattan
© Abelardo Morell. Image courtesy of Light Work, Syracuse, NY. For educational purposes only.
Artist/Maker (American, born Cuba 1948)
Publisher
Date2014
MediumArchival inkjet print
DimensionsImage: 11 in. × 14 11/16 in. (27.9 × 37.3 cm) Sheet: 12 15/16 × 16 5/8 in. (32.9 × 42.2 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, The Wynant J. Williams '35 Art Collection Fund
Object number2021.9.4
Not on view
DescriptionAbelardo Morell’s images reveal the extraordinary in the familiar. Morell writes, “The pictures I made around the house when I first became a father have influenced much of the work that I do today―from looking at a book with the curiosity of a child to turning ordinary rooms into giant cameras.” The image Camera Obscura – Late Afternoon View of the East Side of Midtown Manhattan, 2014 is one example of his prolific series, Camera Obscura. “Over time, this project has taken me from my living room to all sorts of interiors around the world. One of the satisfactions I get from making this imagery comes from my seeing the weird and yet natural marriage of the inside and outside.” (Source: Light Work, Syracuse, NY)
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Provenance 2021: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by purchase from Light Work, Syracuse, NY.
Signature Signed "Abelardo Morell" on verso at bottom center in pencil.
Inscribed "32/50" on verso at bottom center in pencil.
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