Dart

1974, printed 1994

Thomas Barrow

Associated Names
Thomas Barrow

Artist, American, 1938 - 2024

The image shows a street scene with dramatic clouds in the sky, captured from a low angle. Buildings and structures, including a Kmart store, a "Snappy PHOTO" sign, and a Goodwill donation bin, are visible. Wires run diagonally across the scene, while the color palette is mainly gray. Light and shadow create contrast in the composition, hinting at an approaching storm.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Randi and Bob Fisher Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.9 × 34.6 cm (9 7/16 × 13 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 27.6 × 35.3 cm (10 7/8 × 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.119.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Thomas Barrow, Albuquerque, NM; NGA purchase (through Joseph Bellows Gallery, La Jolla, CA), 2013.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2025

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

Inscriptions

in artist's hand, lower right in black marker: f/t/s: Cancellations-DART / 1974 (P.L.) / Thomas Barrow

Wikidata ID

Q64170118

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