Copperhead #95

1990, printed 2010-2011

Moyra Davey

Associated Names
Moyra Davey

Artist, Canadian, born 1958

The image displays a close-up of the top portion of a penny, focusing on the embossed side profile of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln's head and shoulders are shown, facing right. The facial features are clearly defined with Lincoln's beard line, nose, lips, and chin visible. The surface appears worn, showing the textured surface of the coin with scratches and pitting. The background is the metal surface of the coin with some lettering visible around the edge, though mostly obscured. No jewelry or objects are visible in the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 61 x 45.8 cm (24 x 18 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 61 x 51 cm (24 x 20 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.9.4


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Murray Guy, New York); NGA purchase, 2012.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • The Memory of Time: Contemporary Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Acquired with the Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2015, no. 54.

Wikidata ID

Q64158338

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