A Road Throught the Painted Desert

Clara E. Sipprell (1885-1975)

Date

1931
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Gelatin silver print
Dimensions

7 7/16 x 9 5/16 in.
Inscriptions

Verso:
u.l. printed on label: In the reproduction of this photograph \ give credit to Clara E. Sipprell.
l.r. in graphite [upside down]: Arizona [underlined]
Typed on attached paper:
u.l. to c.r.: A Road through the Painted Desert \\ The road winds between the rounded \ sand hills, or buttes, which look exactly \ alike except for their diversified coloring. \ It is said in Arizona that if a fugitive \ reaches the painted desert, he never can be \ found by a white man. Only Indiana know \ their way in the endless labyrinth of hills.
Collection Name

Clara E. Sipprell Collection
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Purchase through gift of The Dorothea Leonhardt Fund of the Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc.
Accession Number

P1984.1.1850
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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