One Talking Picture

1929, printed 1979

Ralph Steiner

Associated Names
Ralph Steiner

Artist, American, 1899 - 1986

This is a photograph of a wall with a torn movie poster and rubbish cluttered in front of it. The wall is plastered with a large, partially torn movie poster advertising a "talking picture" at the Winter Garden theater. The poster features an image of a man and a woman, the woman's face is partially obscured by tears and wear of the poster. Adjacent to the movie poster are remnants of other posters and advertisements, including references to "Noah's Ark" and "Journey's End." In the foreground, there is a significant amount of debris and discarded waste, including paper, cardboard, and a rusted metal barrel.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert and Brenda Edelson, Baltimore, MD; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1995; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom center in graphite: Ralph Steiner negative 1929/print 1979; by unknown hand, bottom right: 7; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner: 1995.9.6

Wikidata ID

Q64158889

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