So Near, So Far - 1969
- Photograph by
- Thompson, Don, American
- Date
- 1969; printed 2014
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 13/16 × 14 in. (27.5 × 35.5 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white gelatin silver print of a person walking alongside railroad tracks with a cityscape in the background. The tracks are in the center of the photograph with brick buildings on either side. The person is walking away from the camera on the left side of the tracks. In the distance are several city buildings, including the tower of the Beaux Arts-style National Bank of Tulsa building. An adhesive label on the verso has the photographer's printed name and contact information as well as [So Near, So Far - 1969] in bold italicized text and the photographer's signature [Don Thompson 2014] in graphite.
- Place depicted
- Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the photographer, Don Thompson
- Object number
- 2014.206.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Don Thompson
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.