Sheep on the mountainside in San Juan County, Colorado
| Artist | Russell Lee (American, 1903–1986) |
|---|---|
| Title | Sheep on the mountainside in San Juan County, Colorado |
| Date | September 1940 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 7 1/8 × 9 1/2 in. (18.1 × 24.2 cm) Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 1/16 in. (20.7 × 25.6 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.1.120 |
| This artwork is currently off display. You may be able to see this artwork by filling out an art viewing room request. | |
A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a rolling meadow filled with a hundred or more roaming sheep. The meadow fills half of the composition and a clear sky fills the remainder. A few sparse coniferous trees and a small mountain are visible in the background.
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"Sheep on the mountainside in San Juan County, Colorado | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=79.200.XX.1.120