Chevron’s 160 Acre Uranium Mill Tailings Pond

1988

Sharon Stewart

Associated Names
Sharon Stewart

Artist, American, born 1955

The image shows an industrial site with various structures in the distance. In the foreground, there are old, rusty barrels scattered across a flat area leading towards a body of water. Beyond the barrels is a large, relatively still pond reflecting the sky. The color palette is limited to muted shades of gray, emphasizing the desolate, industrial environment.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the UBS Art Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 27.7 × 35.2 cm (10 7/8 × 13 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 50.3 × 40.5 cm (19 13/16 × 15 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.30.138

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sharon Stewart, Chacon, NM; Paine Webber & Co., New York, 22 November 1996; UBS, New York, 2000; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: Toxic Tour of Texas / Stewart [underlined] 89/96; by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: 044951 / 7183

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