Washington, DC #11

1975

Anthony Hernandez

Associated Names
Anthony Hernandez

Artist, American, born 1947

The image shows a woman standing on a city sidewalk. She is positioned in profile, looking to the right of the image, with her right hand raised to her forehead. The woman has short, wavy hair and is wearing hoop earrings, a checkered shirt under a dark-colored sleeveless vest, and carrying a crossbody bag. In the background, there are boxes filled with fruits and vegetables on an urban street, with a large building featuring glass and steel elements. A person can be seen near the produce stand, and potted shrubbery is placed along the sidewalk.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase)

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.1 × 27.31 cm (7 1/8 × 10 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 27.94 × 35.56 cm (11 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4154

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Anthony Hernandez, Los Angeles; purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1976; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1976

  • The Nation’s Capital in Photographs, 1976: Lewis Baltz and Anthony Hernandez, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, June 19 – September 12, 1976

2011

  • Framed: Street Photography from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, February 3 – April 17, 2011

2025

  • The '70s Lens: Reimagining Documentary Photography: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 6, 2024–April 6, 2025

Bibliography

1976

  • The Nation's Capital in Photographs: Anthony Hernandez. Exh. cat. Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1976: no. 11.

Inscriptions

on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower right in graphite: 1976.39.3; bottom right stamped in red ink on white label: PHOTOGRAPH BY / ANTHONY HERNANDEZ / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED / 255 1/2 S. CARONDELET / LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 90057; by unknown hand in red ink on bottom of label: WASHINGTON D.C. / # 11

Wikidata ID

Q64144957

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