Politics of Bacteria
Lewis Baltz
1995, printed 2014
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View on museum website →Medium
12 silver dye bleach prints
Dimensions
overall (installed): 219.46 × 931.55 cm (86 3/8 × 366 3/4 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of David Knaus
Accession Number
2019.42.1.a-l
About the Artist
Lewis Baltz
Lewis Baltz (1945–2014) was born on September 12 in Newport Beach, California, where he developed an early passion for photography, beginning seriously at age 12. His father passed away when he was 11, an event that marked his childhood. Baltz pursued formal training at Monterey Peninsula College in 1967, followed by a BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1969 and an MFA from Claremont Grad...