Now and Forever

1935, printed later

Mark Markov-Grinberg

Associated Names
Mark Markov-Grinberg

Artist, Russian, 1907 - 2006

This is a photograph of a crane and a spire with a star being installed on top, along with an obscured silhouette of an arm in the foreground. The image captures a high-contrast scene where a crane is positioned beside a tall spire, which tapers towards its peak, where a large star is being hoisted. Several figures are visible in silhouette at the platform, engaged in a construction or installation process. Above this scene, a dark silhouette of an arm looms in the foreground.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul and Teresa Harbaugh, Cherry Hills, CO; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1999; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2003

  • Both Sides of the Street: Celebrating the Corcoran's Photography Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, April 12 – August 25, 2003

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, upper left on angle in graphite: 1935 n. / [indecipherable words in Russian] / M. Markov-Grinberg; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 1999.39.4

Wikidata ID

Q64157763

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