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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Swamp and Pipeline, Cancer Alley, Louisiana
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Swamp and Pipeline, Cancer Alley, Louisiana

Artist Richard Misrach (American, born 1949)
Date1998
SubjectLouisiana
MediumChromogenic development print [Fuji Crystal Archive]
Dimensionsframe: 49 1/2 in. × 5 ft. 1 11/16 in. × 2 1/8 in. (125.7 × 156.7 × 5.4 cm)
image: 38 1/2 x 48 3/16 in. (97.8 x 122.4 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineMuseum purchase, gift of Dr. and Mrs. David A. Cofrin
Object number2001.2
Collections
DescriptionFlat green swamp, crossed by a rusty pipeline, in the middle distance sickly bare trees stand in the swamp, several trees have fallen, a fitting landscape known for spawning illness.

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