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Rustic Canyon, Santa Monica, California by Joel Sternfeld — VisualArtsDB

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Rustic Canyon, Santa Monica, California

1979

Medium: Chromogenic print, printed 1987
Dimensions: 13 3/8 × 17 1/16" (34 × 43.4 cm)
Genre: photograph
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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A Man on the Banks of the Mississippi, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, from the series "Stranger Passing"

A Man on the Banks of the Mississippi, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, from the series "Stranger Passing"

Joel Sternfeld, 1985

Recreated Bark Longhouse, Ganondagan Historic Site, New York, from the series "Sweet Earth: Experimental Utopias in America"

Recreated Bark Longhouse, Ganondagan Historic Site, New York, from the series "Sweet Earth: Experimental Utopias in America"

Joel Sternfeld, 2000

Sunset Avenue at New York Avenue, Fair Oaks, Sacramento, California, from the series "On This Site: Landscape in Memoriam"

Sunset Avenue at New York Avenue, Fair Oaks, Sacramento, California, from the series "On This Site: Landscape in Memoriam"

Joel Sternfeld, 1993

The Claudian Aqueduct, Winter Morning, Heavy Frost Rome

The Claudian Aqueduct, Winter Morning, Heavy Frost Rome

Joel Sternfeld, 1990

Bank Executive Having His Evening Meal, New York, New York, from the series "Stranger Passing"

Bank Executive Having His Evening Meal, New York, New York, from the series "Stranger Passing"

Joel Sternfeld, 1988

Rutger's Housing Project, 75 Pike Street, New York, from the series "On This Site: Landscape in Memoriam"

Rutger's Housing Project, 75 Pike Street, New York, from the series "On This Site: Landscape in Memoriam"

Joel Sternfeld, 1996

Mormon Temple, Nauvoo, Illinois, from the series "Sweet Earth: Experimental Utopias in America"

Mormon Temple, Nauvoo, Illinois, from the series "Sweet Earth: Experimental Utopias in America"

Joel Sternfeld, 2005

Estrella Development, near Southern Avenue, Goodyear, Arizona, from the series "On This Site: Lanscape in Memoriam"

Estrella Development, near Southern Avenue, Goodyear, Arizona, from the series "On This Site: Lanscape in Memoriam"

Joel Sternfeld, 1995

May Pole, Short Mountain Sanctuary, Liberty, Tennessee, from the series "Sweet Earth: Experimental Utopias in America"

May Pole, Short Mountain Sanctuary, Liberty, Tennessee, from the series "Sweet Earth: Experimental Utopias in America"

Joel Sternfeld, 2005

Brick reinforcing arches of the Claudian Aqueduct, near Cinecittà, Rome

Brick reinforcing arches of the Claudian Aqueduct, near Cinecittà, Rome

Joel Sternfeld, 1990

Robin Hood Estates, Smythe Avenue, San Ysidro, California, from the series "Sweet Earth: Experimental Utopias in America"

Robin Hood Estates, Smythe Avenue, San Ysidro, California, from the series "Sweet Earth: Experimental Utopias in America"

Joel Sternfeld, 2005

Bear Lake, Utah, from the series "American Prospects"

Bear Lake, Utah, from the series "American Prospects"

Joel Sternfeld, 1979