Coleman's Cafe
William Christenberry
American, 1936–2016

Details
Title
Coleman's Cafe
Artist/Maker
William Christenberry (American, 1936–2016)
Date
1967–1996, printed 2014
Medium
Pigmented inkjet print
Dimensions
Image/Sight: 3 1/2 x 5 inches Support/Overall: 8 x 10 inches
Credit
Gift of the artist
Accession #
2014.112.11
On View
Currently not on view
Christenberry systematically photographed the same buildings over the course of many years. Once he had accumulated a critical mass, he would arrange the photographs in grids to illustrate the passage of time and the effects of nature on human-made structures. Here, the grid’s rigid stability stands in contrast to the slow degradation of a roadside shop that succumbed to neglect and eventual collapse once it had outlived its usefulness.
Image Copyright
© William Christenberry
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