The Edge of the Prairie, Terry Evans

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Terry Evans, The Edge of the Prairie
Terry Evans, The Edge of the Prairie
Terry Evans
The Edge of the Prairie
1985
Terry Evans
born 1944
The Edge of the Prairie, 1985
Where object was made: Riley County, Kansas, United States
Material/technique: chromogenic color print (Ektacolor™)
Dimensions:
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 64.1 x 51.3 cm
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 25 1/4 x 20 3/16 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: Gift in memory of Jane Griffith Stevens
Accession number: C2003.013
Not on display
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At first glance, this image may look like a patchwork of muted browns and greens broken up by strong diagonal and horizontal lines. It is actually an aerial photograph of farmland. The artist Terry Evans took the photo while flying over the prairie. Evans said she began taking these types of photos to see if the prairie looked the same from above. Although no people are visible in this photo, there is evidence of human activity in the parallel rows of planted fields. How do you imagine your town would look if you saw it from above? What do you think Terry Evans is telling us about the prairie?