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(1991, University of New Mexico Press)

Leland Rice is an internationally known photographer whose work is represented in major museums and galleries. He began photographing the West German side of the Berlin Wall in 1983. Calling himself a "visual archeologist," Rice focused in on the brightly colored pictographic art, graffiti, symbols, poetry, slogans and familiar expletives that covered the surface of the Wall. Click on an image to view it in a larger format.

 
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Read further to learn about Mr. Rice’s approach to photographing the Berlin Wall.