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Call Number:

PH-01032

Collection Name:

Rick Williams Photography Collection

Creator:

Williams, Rick, 1946 - 2018, active 1960/1969 - 2010/2018

No. of Items:

6 photographs

Span Dates:

1981-1999

Description:

The collection consists of six photographs by Rick Williams (American, 1946-2018). Three of the photographs are untitled but are accompanied by text. Item-level information follows.

996:0051:0001 -- Jason Asleep, 1996 or earlier. Gelatin silver print, 60.4 x 50.6 cm;
998:0061:0002 -- Hand on the Saddle, 1981. Gelatin silver print;
2000:0061:0001 -- Untitled (Electric Silicon Symphony), 1999. Photogravure, 28.5 x 23.7 cm;
2000:0061:0002 -- Untitled (Standing Sweat Soaked Still), 1999. Photogravure, 23.7 x 28.5 cm;
2000:0061:0003 -- Untitled (All Around Me...), 1999. Photogravure, 28.5 x 23.7 cm;
2002:0001:0001 -- J. B. Colson, 1999?. Gelatin silver print, 13 x 10 cm.

Accession No(s):

996:0051:0001; 998:0061:0002; 2000:0061:0001-0003; 2002:0001:0001

Location(s):

V-W Box, Small (2000:0061:0001-0003; 2002:0001:0001)
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Flat File (996:0051:0001; 998:0061:0002)
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Item(s):

Artist/Maker	Williams, Rick, 1946 - 2018, active 1960/1969 - 2010/2018
Title	Untitled (Electric Silicon Symphony)
Date	1999
Medium	Photogravure
Dimensions	28.5 x 23.7 cm; 11 1/5 x 9 3/10 in
Credit line	Gift of the artist
Accession Number	2000:0061:0001

Artist/Maker	Williams, Rick, 1946 - 2018, active 1960/1969 - 2010/2018
Title	Untitled (Standing Sweat Soaked Still)
Date	1999
Medium	Photogravure
Dimensions	23.7 x 28.5 cm; 9 3/10 x 11 1/5 in
Credit line	Gift of the artist
Accession Number	2000:0061:0002

Artist/Maker	Williams, Rick, 1946 - 2018, active 1960/1969 - 2010/2018
Title	Untitled (All Around Me...)
Date	1999
Medium	Photogravure
Dimensions	28.5 x 23.7 cm; 11 1/5 x 9 3/10 in
Credit line	Gift of the artist
Accession Number	2000:0061:0003

Artist/Maker	Williams, Rick, 1946 - 2018, active 1960/1969 - 2010/2018
Title	[J. B. Colson]
Date	1999?
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	13 x 10 cm; 5 1/10 x 3 9/10 in
Credit line	Gift of the artist and Julianne Newton
Accession Number	2002:0001:0001

Artist/Maker	Williams, Rick, 1946 - 2018, active 1960/1969 - 2010/2018
Title	Jason Asleep
Date	1996 or earlier
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	60.4 x 50.6 cm; 23 4/5 x 19 9/10 in
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	996:0051:0001

Artist/Maker	Williams, Rick, 1946 - 2018, active 1960/1969 - 2010/2018
Title	Hand on the Saddle
Date	1981
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	998:0061:0002

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See Also:

Texas Sesquicentennial Project Photography Collection (a.k.a. Texas Historical Foundation Collection): Additional work by Williams can be found in the Texas Sesquicentennial Project. Photography Collection (PH-00275).

The Ransom Center's Library includes a copy of Williams' book Working Hands (call no. HD 8083 T4 W55 2000 HRC-P).