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Untitled, from the series "Wild West"

A work made of dye diffusion print.

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  • A work made of dye diffusion print.

Date:

1989

Artist:

David Levinthal
American, born 1949

About this artwork

In 1986 the Polaroid company invited David Levinthal to experiment with its 20 × 24–inch camera, a massive apparatus weighing more than 200 pounds. Because instant photographs are printed right in the camera, large pictures necessitate large equipment. Levinthal liked the saturated colors, lustrous surface, and large size of the resulting photograph, and it became his primary format for the next 20 years. Dark brown and yellow development stains along the edges of the print were formed by residues of developing chemicals and are typical of large instant photographs. The prints are exceptionally sensitive to light and creasing, requiring careful handling.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

David Levinthal

Title

Untitled, from the series "Wild West"

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1989

Medium

Dye diffusion print

Edition

4 of 5

Dimensions

50.8 × 61 cm (20 × 24 in.)

Credit Line

Anonymous gift

Reference Number

2017.479.11

Extended information about this artwork

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