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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
The Shuttle Landing, Edwards Airforce Base
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

The Shuttle Landing, Edwards Airforce Base

Artist Richard Misrach (American, born 1949)
Date1983
MediumChromogenic development print
DimensionsFrame: 40 3/4 x 46 1/2 in. (103.51 x 118.11 cm)
Overall: 30 x 36 in., (76.2 x 91.44 cm,)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Martin Z. Margulies
Object number2005.16.21
Collections
DescriptionA desert scene with a line of spectators that stretches down the horizon to a vanishing point. They are there to witness a shuttle landing. Sky and sand dominate the picture plane.