Front view
Inv. No.S-0228
ArtistBarbara Morganborn 1900 in Buffalo (NY), USAdied 1992 in North Tarrytown (NY), USA
Title

"Solstice"

Year1940, vintage
Medium

gelatin silver print mounted on cardboard

Dimensions32 x 21 cm
Signature

signed and titled (pencil) on mount recto

Comment

A picture to meditate.
Formations of ice and snow found in the nature in combination with reflections of threes in the water are set in the picture in a special way so that one does not think of the “image” of a reality at first sight.

S-0228, "Solstice"
Barbara Morgan, "Solstice", 1940
S-0228, Front view
© Barbara and Willard Morgan photographs and papers, Charles E. Young Research Library
S-0228, Back view
Barbara Morgan, "Solstice", 1940
S-0228, Back view