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Zuma #11

1978

John Divola

Associated Names

John Divola

Artist, American, born 1949

This is a photograph of the charred interior of a building with a view of the ocean. The image depicts a room that has suffered significant fire damage, with burnt walls, ceiling, and debris scattered across the floor. The charred remains of structural elements show a texture caused by the fire. A door in the background appears scorched and weathered, allowing a glimpse of the ocean and sky beyond.

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Artwork overview

Medium

chromogenic print
Credit Line

Charina Endowment Fund, in Honor of the 25th Anniversary of Photography at the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

image: 24.77 × 30.48 cm (9 3/4 × 12 in.)
sheet: 27.94 × 35.56 cm (11 × 14 in.)
Accession Number

2014.80.4
Copyright

© John Divola, courtesy of Gallery Luisotti

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Divola, Riverside, CA; NGA purchase (through Gallery Luisotti, Santa Monica, CA), 2014.

Associated Names

Gallery Luisotti

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in black ink: John Divola 1978; by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: Z11-01

Wikidata ID

Q64155948

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