It is not an empty clearness, a bottomless sight.

It is a visibility of thought,

In which hundreds of eyes, in one mind, see at once.

from 'An Ordinary Evening in New Haven' by Wallace Stevens

Venetian Blind, 1965/83 (detail)9.25 x 30 inchesUnique composite

Photography by Ray Metzker. "Composites" series.

"Composites" have been assembled from discovered vintage prints made in the mid-60’s. Metzker, at age 70, had a fresh opportunity to finally complete a body of work begun over 30 years ago.