Guerrero: Presence of the Past

William Spratling

1962

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Mates, Frank Weston Benson, etching
Composition in black, green, yellow, and red of a curl-shape, horizontal and vertical dashes, and square shapes.
This black and white photograph represents the side of a sand dune hill covered in vegetation. At the bottom left is a large yucca plant, and there is another plant in the bottom right. Grasses grow in the center of the image, and animal tracks run vertically along the right side of the image.
This black and white photograph shows a valley in the desert between two rocky outcroppings framing the landcape at the left and right of the image. The landscape extends into the distance, showing a number of receding mesas.