Ritual Indication, Nesscliffe, Shropshire, England
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gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image/sheet: 11.9 × 16.8 cm (4 11/16 × 6 5/8 in.) mount: 27.94 × 35.56 cm (11 × 14 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase with the aid of funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, D.C., a Federal Agency, and The Polaroid Corporation)
Accession Number
2015.19.4239
Art Historical Context
Thomas Joshua Cooper's *Ritual Indication, Nesscliffe, Shrops, England* (1974) captures the evocative landscape of Nesscliffe, a site in England's Shropshire known for its ancient hillforts and prehistoric earthworks. This intimate gelatin silver print, measuring just 11.9 × 16.8 cm, invites viewers to contemplate the subtle interplay of natural forms that hint at long-forgotten rituals, blending the mundane with the mystical in Cooper's early photographic explorations. Printed using the gelatin silver process—a hallmark of mid-20th-century black-and-white photography—this work exemplifies th...