Castle Rock, Colorado

1959

Artist

Garry Winogrand, American, 1928-1984: Born: New York, NY; Work Locations: New York, NY, Austin, TX, Los Angeles, CA

Locale

Colorado

Country

United States

Object

photograph

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Accession Number

1979.71.14

Credit Line

Gift of Joyce and Ted Strauss

Garry Winogrand (American). Castle Rock, Colorado. 1959. Gelatin silver print. Gift of Joyce and Ted Strauss. 1979.71.14.

Dimensions

image height: 8.875 in, 22.5425 cm; image width: 13.5 in, 34.2900 cm; sheet height: 11 in, 27.9400 cm; sheet width: 14 in, 35.5600 cm; mat height: 16 in, 40.6400 cm; mat width: 20 in, 50.8000 cm

Inscription

"14" BL

Department

Photography

Collection

Photography

On a cross-country road trip, Winogrand took several photographs through the windshield of his car or a rolled-down side window. In Colorado, he stopped between Denver and Colorado Springs to indulge in a visual joke: low sunlight stretched the shadow of his car into a pyramid shape that mimics the silhouette of Castle Rock in the distance. This is a witty variation on the roadside snapshots that have long documented family car trips.

Exhibition History

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

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