San Francisco

1999

Eli Reed

Associated Names
Eli Reed

Artist, American, born 1946

The image shows a close-up shot of an individual's right profile, with defined facial features, textured skin, a thin mustache, tightly woven braids, wide eyes looking left. The person wears a dark top and multiple thick chains around the neck. The background is blurry with indistinct shapes, possibly another person lying down, and contrasting shadows or objects. The image is in black and white.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Eli Reed)

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.5 × 45.5 cm (12 × 17 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.64 × 50.17 cm (16 × 19 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.5178

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eli Reed, Austin, TX; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2009; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1999

  • The Way Home: Ending Homelessness in America, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, December 4, 1999–January 30, 2000

Inscriptions

on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner in graphite: 2009.016.004

Wikidata ID

Q64147325

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