Untitled

c. 1993

Joe Deal

Associated Names
Joe Deal

Artist, American, 1947 - 2010

This is a photograph of a construction site with a partially built steel structure. The image shows the framework of a multi-story building under construction, with beams and scaffolding. In the background, hills or mountains are visible. The black and white photograph highlights the light and shadow on the metallic surfaces. Construction tools, equipment, and materials are scattered across the partially built floors, conveying a sense of progress and development of infrastructure amidst a natural landscape.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. Richard and Mrs. Alice Thall

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.4 × 16.3 cm (6 7/16 × 6 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.4 × 27.6 cm (13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.163.14

  • Series Title

    Site Works

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Richard and Mrs. Alice Thall, Locust Valley, NY; gift to NGA (through Robert Mann Gallery, New York), 2017.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: J. Deal; by artist, lower left in graphite: G2.3.93; by unknown hand, top right in graphite: RMG 22969

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