Richard Misrach American, born 1949 Salton Sea, California, 1984, from "Desert Canto III: The Flood," 1983-85 Chromogenic development print Gif of Lucinda W. Bunnen for the Bunnen Collection, 1995.70 In 1979, Richard Misrach began the series Desert Cantos, set against the spectacular landscapes of American deserts. Misrach's photographs include nuclear test sites, natural and man-made disasters, and tourist meccas, and they often show the presence of human beings in the otherwise unspoiled environment. |