Huancayo, Peru

1973

Edward Grazda

Associated Names
Ed Grazda

Artist, American, born 1947

This is a photograph of an urban street scene. The street is lined with buildings, featuring simple facades and some shuttered windows. The street curves gently out of sight. In the foreground, part of a bicycle is visible, and in the midground, a person is pushing a cart. Above the street, electrical wires stretch from pole to pole with a single hanging streetlight. A domed building is visible in the background, partially obscured by other structures. The sky is filled with large, fluffy clouds, contrasting with the monochrome tones of the urban setting. The scene evokes a sense of quietness and everyday life in a small town.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Edward Grazda, New York; FRIENDS of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1993; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1993; acquired by NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom left in graphite: 1993.2 uu

Wikidata ID

Q64147191

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