Streaming Window, Washington, DC

1972

Nancy Rexroth

Associated Names
Nancy Rexroth

Artist, American, born 1946

The image depicts blurred, diagonal lines and shapes creating movement. The abstract forms suggest streams of light or water. The overall effect is reminiscent of gazing out a fast-moving vehicle at night, where surroundings blur with motion. The shapes and tones give the image a dreamlike appearance, while the sepia colors evoke nostalgia.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gold-toned gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Fern M. Schad

  • Dimensions

    image: 10 × 10.1 cm (3 15/16 × 4 in.)
    sheet: 20 × 25.4 cm (7 7/8 × 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.123.13

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Fern M. Schad, New York; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2025

  • The '70s Lens: Reimagining Documentary Photography: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 6, 2024–April 6, 2025

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, upper left in graphite: sulfide + gold / HE1 / #600 / "Streaming Window" / Washington, D.C. / 1972 / Nancy J. Rexroth; by unknown hand, upper right edge in graphite: RWFA2158

Wikidata ID

Q64158370

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