Horizon Rib from the series Cancellations
1974 · Gelatin silver print, printed 1984
13 3/16 × 13 11/16" (33.5 × 34.8 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Thomas F. Barrow
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Thomas F. Barrow was an American photographer known for experimental work with photographic processes and materials, particularly hand-altered prints and unconventional darkroom techniques. Active from the 1960s onward, his practice engaged with the physical and chemical properties of photography itself, treating the medium as a material to be manipulated rather than simply a recording device. His work examined how mechanical reproduction could be disrupted through manual intervention, anticipating later conceptual approaches to photographic practice.
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