DC’s Prints on Porch

Artist Robert W. Fichter (born 1936)

Printer Robert von Sternberg ((b. 1939))

Datecreated 2011, printed 2016

MediumArchival inkjet print on paper

Dimensions13 × 19 inches (33 × 48.3 cm)
Image: 6 1/8 × 15 inches (15.6 × 38.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Robert von Sternberg in honor of Robert Fichter, 2016

Object number2016.8.7.2

ClassificationsPhotographs

Label TextRobert W. Fichter is renowned for his experimental photographic works, using different media and printing processes. With D.C. Prints on Porch, he took a more straightforward approach. He produced a panoramic view of a lush landscape. Set against the background of nature, a “sea of leaves,” is art. Solar photograms by colleague Darryl Curran hang on a line. Curran made these without a camera. He arranged objects like tools, everyday items, and leaves on a gum print paper. He exposed them to sunlight to produce the photogram. Fichter’s photograph of them asserts the continuing tradition of experimentation and the intersection of art and nature. Connect with C.M. Russell’s Friend Goodwin [Philip R. Goodwin] and E.S. Curtis’s Karok Baskets.

ProvenanceArtist; Robert von Sternberg; gifted July 13, 2016 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art

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