Rooftop, from Queens Subway Platform

1990

Lois Conner

Associated Names
Lois Conner

Artist, American, born 1951

The image shows an aerial view of an industrial area with a large rectangular building in the foreground. In the distance, there is a city skyline with skyscrapers and other structures. The sky has a hazy appearance, and the overall color palette is sepia-toned. The architecture includes flat roofs, glass panels, and geometric shapes, giving it an industrial look.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the UBS Art Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 18 × 42 cm (7 1/16 × 16 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 21.3 × 48.2 cm (8 3/8 × 19 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.30.40


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Laurence Miller Gallery, New York); Paine Webber & Co., New York, 11 August 1992; UBS, New York, 2000; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, across bottom below image in graphite: New York (1990) 2/25 NY901110 65u106 Lois Conner 161H106dc 22.1.9101


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