Vine Tangle II

1962

Artist

Winter Prather, American, 1926-2005: Work Locations: Denver, CO

Object

photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Accession Number

1992.155.10

Credit Line

Gift of Joyce and Ted Strauss

Winter Prather (American). Vine Tangle II. 1962. Gelatin silver print. Gift of Joyce and Ted Strauss. 1992.155.10.

Dimensions

image height: 13.5 in, 34.2900 cm; image width: 10.375 in, 26.3525 cm; sheet height: 18 in, 45.7200 cm; sheet width: 15 in, 38.1000 cm

Department

Photography

Collection

Photography

Starting with the exact same negative, Prather created one dark, mysterious print (1992.155.9) that draws the eye deep into the picture’s space and this second, much lighter print in which the lines and tones form a dense web of white marks that the eye cannot penetrate. Together, the two photographs illustrate that how a photographer decides to print a negative can result in strikingly different images.

Exhibition History

"Photography & Vision: The Influence of Joyce and Ted Strauss"—Denver Art Museum, 6/8/2014 - 1/25/2015