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October 1981, Rangeley, Maine

Photography

In many of his staged photographs, William Wegman uses his dogs in playful and surprising ways. At first glance October 1981, Rangeley, Maine looks like a mere forest, but further inspection reveals a weimaraner camouflaged by the foliage. Wegman’s image mischievously evokes fairy tales, fantasies, and legends, in which the forest has traditionally been used as a backdrop, and the dog emerges from the forest in disguise like a canine Robin Hood.
MEDIUM Photo-dye transfer print
DATES 1982
DIMENSIONS Sheet: 25 x 20 1/2 in. (63.5 x 52.1 cm) Image: 19 1/2 x 19 in. (49.5 x 48.3 cm)  (show scale)
SIGNATURE Signed and dated lower right in image in white ink: "William Wegman Rangeley, Maine October 1981"
COLLECTIONS Photography
ACCESSION NUMBER 84.82.13
CREDIT LINE Gift of the American Art Foundation
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION William Wegman (American, born 1943). October 1981, Rangeley, Maine, 1982. Photo-dye transfer print, Sheet: 25 x 20 1/2 in. (63.5 x 52.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the American Art Foundation, 84.82.13. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 84.82.13.jpg)
EDITION Edition: 7/75
IMAGE overall, 84.82.13.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2005
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RIGHTS STATEMENT © William Wegman
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William Wegman (American, born 1943). <em>October 1981, Rangeley, Maine</em>, 1982. Photo-dye transfer print, Sheet: 25 x 20 1/2 in. (63.5 x 52.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the American Art Foundation, 84.82.13. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 84.82.13.jpg)

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