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Cascadilla St. Cat, Ithaca, New York

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American Photographer · 1959–present

Rhea Garen brings a trained scientist's eye to her photographic studies of the small private landscapes of neighborhood yards. With a biology degree from Cornell University, Garen worked as a laboratory technician for eight years before leaving the sciences to study photography at the School of Art and Design, University of Illinois. She is drawn to chaotic, idiosyncratic places in which neglected

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Date: 1992
Medium: Chromogenic print
Culture: American
Department: Photographs
Institution: Getty Museum

The attentive gaze of a cat sitting in a window confronts the viewer over windblown tendrils on a neglected picket fence. Strong vertical architectural elements frame the view and draw attention to everyday backyard objects: a barbecue, patio chairs, and a birdbath. Integrating multiple textures and angles into a unified whole, Rhea Garen makes her landscape into a form of meditation. Garen titled the image *Cascadilla Street Cat,* suggesting that a living creature is a more important indicator of a neighbor's life than backyard paraphernalia.

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