Foster, Tony, 1946-, Camp 1, mile 15 , 11 June 2017
- Title(s):
- Camp 1, mile 15 / TF.
- Published/Created:
- [Grand Canyon, Arizona], 11 June 2017.
- Physical Description:
- 1 drawing : watercolor over graphite on wove paper, with sediments in glass vials and map ; frame 59 x 51 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and Manuscripts In ProcessAccessible in the Study Room [Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/alma/99158856013408651
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Notes:
- Handwritten text in lower left-hand corner of watercolor: "Downriver. Looking SSW. Camp 1. TF."
Handwritten text below the watercolor: "Heraclitus III. 7 days on the Colorado. Camp 1. Mile 15. 11 June 2017. The usual scrum of loading rafts. Launch. Hot sun + cold water. Baking + drenching. Unload. Make camp. Draw looking SSW downriver until dusk. Supper. 12 June. Up at 4:00. Paint until breakfast. A slow repack until everyone shakes down. Check site. Launch."
Watercolor drawing from a series of six drawings that provide a visual diary of Tony Foster's rafting expedition down the Colorado River in 2017. The watercolor is framed along with a small map, marked with an X to indicate the painted location, and two glass vials filled with sediment samples. The bottom of the frame features writing in graphite, providing concise account of the day. - Subject Terms:
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Description and travel.Rafting (Sports) -- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
- Form/Genre:
- Diaries.
Drawings.
Watercolors. - Export:
- XML
Tony Foster : Watercolor Diaries, Cornwall to Colorado (Yale Center for British Art, May 30, 2019-August 25, 2019) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
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