Street Closed

1975

Roy DeCarava

Associated Names
Roy DeCarava

Artist, American, 1919 - 2009

The image shows a ground-level perspective looking up at a series of urban buildings. The horizon is obscured by structures and vehicles. There is no discernible brushstroke style as it is a photograph. The image is in black and white, emphasizing contrast. A construction barrier with "Streets for People," "Do Not Enter," and "Street Closed" signs is in the foreground. Parked cars are visible, with various brick and concrete buildings in the background. Notable structures include a tall rectangular building with vertical windows and another topped with a triangular spire.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase)

  • Dimensions

    image: 33.02 × 23.5 cm (13 × 9 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 35.24 × 27.94 cm (13 7/8 × 11 in.)
    mount: 50.8 × 40.64 cm (20 × 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4145

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Roy DeCarava, Brooklyn, NY; purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through the Witkin Gallery, Inc., New York), 1976; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1976

  • The Nation’s Capital in Photographs, 1976: Robert Cumming and Roy DeCarava, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, February 14 – May 9, 1976

1977

  • Changing Prospects: Views of America on Paper, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, December 6, 1977 – February 13, 1978

2003

  • Black is a Color: African American Art at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, February 1 – April 7, 2003

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower left below image in graphite: DeCARAVA; on mount, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower right in graphite: 1976.37.1 / DECARAVA; bottom left, typed in black ink on white label: CO7587 #31 / Street [handwritten in black ink: Closed; on verso of mount, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 1976.37.1

Wikidata ID

Q64170471

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