Artwork copyright Kenneth Josephson. Photo courtesy of the artist.

New York State 1970, 1970

Kenneth Josephson
American (born 1932)

Location: Highline College, Des Moines

About the Artwork

New York State 1970 is a photograph captured by artist Kenneth Josephson. The composition layers the outstretched hand of the photographer holding an image an ocean liner. The image floats above the horizon line of the sea.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Highline College.

About the Artist

Conceptual photographer Kenneth Josephson is known for his black-and-white compositions of layered images within images. His work explored and commented on human perception, illusion and truth. His photographs are featured in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.