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Archival ink on museum-quality cotton rag paper
Location: West Texas
James Needham captured this photograph at a kismet moment—what he calls a mystical interweaving of sight and sound. Early one morning while driving through West Texas, “A Horse With No Name” by America played on the car stereo. While driving past a lone basketball ring set against a mountainous backdrop, the lyrics “there was sand and hills and rings” coincidentally drifted from the speakers. Needham slowed down his car to photograph the scene, which evoked a sense of both loneliness and tranquility.
Artwork Information
Year
2020
Materials
Archival ink on museum-quality cotton rag paper
Authentication
The work comes with a Certification of Authenticity signed by the Co-Founder of Tappan
Dimensions
16 x 12 inches
24 x 18 inches
40 x 30 inches
Framed Dimensions
16 x 12 inches
Matted: 23.5 x 19.5 x 1.25 inches
Full Bleed: 17.5 x 13.5 x 1.25 inches
24 x 18 inches
Matted: 32 x 26 x 2 inches
Full Bleed: 26 x 20 x 2 inches
40 x 30 inches
Matted: 48 x 38 x 2 inches
Full Bleed: 42 x 32 x 2 inches
This artwork is custom-framed in hand-built solid wood framing with archival materials. Custom framed artworks will ship in 1 - 3 weeks.
“There’s a limited amount of space within a viewfinder or on a canvas and what someone chooses to fill it with says so much about them and what they were feeling at the time. It’s like a Rorschach test we create ourselves.”

About the Artist
James Needham
Australian photographer James Needham crafts digitally-collaged urban landscapes with images taken in New York, Los Angeles, Route 66 and Roswell New Mexico in compositions reminiscent of Edward Hopper’s colorful city scenes. His work has been featured in Architectural Digest, Paper Journal, Nylon Korea and Art Maze Magazine.
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