Joshua Tree

2003

Mark Ruwedel

Associated Names
Mark Ruwedel

Artist, American, born 1954

The image displays an abandoned, two-story structure with boarded-up windows and a wooden staircase on its exterior. The horizon is low with distant hills under a sky filled with clouds. A telephone pole stands on the right with wires extending across the scene. In the foreground, there is dry grass and a pile of debris. The black-and-white palette emphasizes contrasting textures and forms, creating a timeless quality. Sparse bushes are visible towards the edges, enhancing the sense of isolation in the open landscape.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of J. Patrick and Patricia A. Kennedy

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 19 × 24.1 cm (7 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)
    mount: 40.6 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.163.55


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Gallery Luisotti, Los Angeles); Dr. J. Patrick and Patricia Kennedy, San Leandro, CA; gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by artist, lower center on mount below image in graphite: JOSHUA TREE; on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: JOSHUA TREE #1 / MARK RUWEDEL 2003; on recto, by unknown hand, bottom right in blue ink on applied sticker: Ruwedel M 00073


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