Comforts are few at the annual Burning Man festival, an artistic extravaganza in the Nevada desert, 100 miles from Reno but photographer Carol M. Highsmith gets a brief one at what was once an underground "happening" showcase of avant garde art [graphic].
Highsmith, Carol M., 1946- photographer.
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Digital photographs Color 2000-2010. gmgpc
2009-10-05.
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We have listed the event's location as Black Rock City, but that "city" is a temporary conglomeration of makeshift abodes. In fact, a tenet of the celebration is that "no trace" is to be left behind. The centerpiece "Man" himself is indeed burned to the ground as the finale.
Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.;
Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
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United States Nevada Pershing County Black Rock City.
Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/highsm.64221
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