Area burned as part of prairie management program

November 17, 1999

Terry Evans

Associated Names
Terry Evans

Artist, American, born 1944

The image depicts a vast open landscape with a high horizon line. A line of trees runs across the scene. The land in the foreground looks burnt, with few remaining foliage and dry plants. The soil is dark contrasting with the light color of the plants. In the background, trees are bathed in warm light, possibly indicating sunrise or sunset. A long shadow stretches across the right side. The sky is softly lit in pale blue. The overall palette consists of earthy browns, dark tones, warm golden hues, and soft blue.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    2 chromogenic prints

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the artist)

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet (each): 56.7 × 56.9 cm (22 5/16 × 22 3/8 in.)
    mount (each): 72.71 × 71.76 × 0.5 cm (28 5/8 × 28 1/4 × 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.5043.a-b

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Terry Evans, Chicago, IL; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2005; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2001

  • In Response to Place: Photographs from the Nature Conservancy's Last Great Places, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, September 15 – December 31, 2001; Houston Museum of Science, Houston, TX, February 1 – April 28, 2002; Bellevue Art Museum, Seattle, WA, June 29 – September 3, 2002; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA, August – December 2002; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN, May 10 – August 3, 2003; Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL, January 24 – March 28, 2004; Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, OH, May 8 – June 15, 2004; Contemporary Arts Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach, VA, July 31 – September 2004; Renaissance Center, Detroit, MI, May 13 – June 26, 2005

Bibliography

2001

  • Grundberg, Andy, et al. In Response to Place: Photographs from the Nature Conservancy's Last Great Places. Exh. cat. Boston, 2001: 76-77.

Inscriptions

Left panel: by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom left of mount in graphite: EVANS, Terry; bottom center: "Area burned as part of prairie management"
Right panel: by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom left of mount in graphite: EVANS, Terry; bottom center: "Area burned as part of prairie management"

Wikidata ID

Q64171418

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