Hawaii XII

1978

Richard Misrach

Associated Names
Richard Misrach

Artist, American, born 1949

The image shows a dense jungle scene with lush green foliage and thin hanging vines creating a curtain-like effect. Various plants with spiky leaves and undergrowth add texture to the scene. The color palette consists of shades of green. Light illuminates some leaves, contrasting with shadowed areas.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Max B. Schwartz, American Telephone & Telegraph Company, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco), 1982; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1979

  • American Images: New Work by Twenty Contemporary Photographers, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 13 – December 2, 1979, organized by the Bell System. Travelled until April 1982.

Bibliography

1979

  • Danese, Renato ed. American Images: New Work by Twenty Contemporary Photographers. Exh. cat. New York, 1979: 175, 215, no. 245.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, bottom right below image in graphite: Richard Misrach 1978; bottom left below image: Hawaii XII 2/10; on verso of mount, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower right corner: 1982.3.50

Wikidata ID

Q64159149

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