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Victorville, California, 2009
ink and pencil on paper, 45 x 192 in

Late one night in the summer of 2005, while driving south on U.S. route 395 towards Los Angeles, I passed through the town of Victorville, California. At the time I was unaware of the new Federal Prison there, but approaching the town from the desert its presence was made clear by the distinctive illumination of prison lights visible on the edge of town.

In March 2009 I returned to Victorville for two days, with the intent of making drawings based on the prison and surrounding landscape. The drawing Victorville, California, 2009, is the result of that visit.

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