Discussion Questions
Landscapes for the Homeless #1
Anthony Hernandez
May 2017
Anthony Hernandez, Landscapes for the Homeless #1, 1988; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Accessions Committee Fund purchase: gift of Collectors’ Forum, Susan and Robert Green, Evelyn Haas, and Pam and Dick Kramlich; © Anthony Hernandez
- What story do you see in this work of art? What do you see in the photograph that makes you say that?
- What emotions or mood/s are conveyed by this photograph? What do you see that makes you think that?
- Anthony Hernandez avoided including people in his photographs; instead, he focused on photographing their environments. What effect does the absence of people in this work have for you?
- Look closely at the title of this work. Why do you think it has this title?
