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"
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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