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b. 1950

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  1. Plough Patterns and Power Poles, Human Island, California by Robert Dawson, Image 1.

    Robert Dawson

    Plough Patterns and Power Poles, Human Island, California, 1982

    Gelatin silver print

    9.75 x 17 in (24.77 x 43.18 cm)

  2. Grapevines and Cracked Mud, Near Arvin, California by Robert Dawson, Image 1.

    Robert Dawson

    Grapevines and Cracked Mud, Near Arvin, California, 1985

    Gelatin silver print

    14 x 17.75 in (35.56 x 45.09 cm)

  3. Modesto Arch, Modesto California by Robert Dawson, Image 1.

    Robert Dawson

    Modesto Arch, Modesto California, 1986

    Gelatin silver print

    14.25 x 17.625 in (36.2 x 44.77 cm)

American photographer. Robert Dawson graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1972 and continued his studies at San Francisco State University to receive his MA. Dawson’s photographs seek to uncover our complex relationship with the environment and its shared nature, and he utilizes photography’s ability to raise public awareness. Dawson is included in the collections of many major institutions and was a Fulbright Global Scholar, along with grants from Guggenheim Fellowship, Creative Work Fund, and National Endowment For the Arts. His photographs are in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art; National Museum of American Art; Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco; J. Paul Getty Museum; Center For Creative Photography, University of Arizona, Tucson; Library of Congress; and, the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.