Poison
1977
Dennis Oppenheim
Artist, American, 1938 - 2011
Artwork overview
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Medium
6 chromogenic prints, 1 US Survey Map, and 1 gelatin silver print
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (installed): 127 × 381 cm (50 × 150 in.)
image (chromogenic print; each): 50.7 × 76.1 cm (19 15/16 × 29 15/16 in.)
overall (US Survey Map): 102.24 × 152.72 cm (40 1/4 × 60 1/8 in.)
overall (gelatin silver print): 32.3 × 122.5 cm (12 11/16 × 48 1/4 in.) -
Accession Number
2007.110.2.a-h
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Dennis Oppenheim, New York; gift to NGA, 2007.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
2025
The '70s Lens: Reimagining Documentary Photography: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 6, 2024–April 6, 2025
Inscriptions
panel 1: signed by artist, lower right in blue ink: Dennis Oppenheim 1977
panel 2: on verso, upper center, stamped in purple ink: LOCATION
panel 3: on verso, possibly by artist, center in graphite: [arrow] 5
panel 4: on verso, possibly by artist, lower left in graphite: [arrow] 1 [circled]
panel 5: on verso, possibly by artist, bottom center in graphite: 6 [arrow]
panel 6: on verso, possibly by artist, bottom center in graphite: [arrow] 2
panel 7: on verso, possibly by artist, lower right in graphite: [arrow] 3
panel 8: on verso, possibly by artist, bottom center in graphite: 4 [arrow]
Wikidata ID
Q64146564