Elko, Nevada, Fall

1964

Dave Heath

Associated Names
Dave Heath

Artist, American, 1931 - 2016

This is a photograph of an abandoned car buried in dirt with two dogs. In the foreground, two dogs are seen, one sitting and the other lying down, both facing the partially buried and rusted old car. The car appears to be covered by dirt and debris, blending into a deserted area with tire tracks imprinted in the soil. The background shows sparse vegetation on the barren land. The photograph is captured in black and white.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jeffrey Hugh Newman

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.05 x 12.7 cm (7 1/2 x 5 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 x 20.32 cm (10 x 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.47.6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dave Heath, Toronto; Jeffrey Hugh Newman, Hoboken, NJ (through Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York), 2007; gift to NGA, 2010.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, upper center in graphite: Elko Nevada 1964 / Dave Heath; by unknown hand upper left in graphite: USA 64-0595-39; upper center right in graphite: LP.735.1; upper right in graphite: 2; by unknown hand [artist?] upper center in graphite: F8 PC1 12" 3'?; bottom center: PF85326

Wikidata ID

Q64145985

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