Marion Place, Ohio

1980

Hiroshi Sugimoto

Associated Names
Hiroshi Sugimoto

Artist, Japanese, born 1948

This is a photograph of an ornate, empty theater with a glowing white screen. The image captures a vintage cinema auditorium with intricate architectural details. The focal point is the large empty screen centered on stage, bordered elegantly with heavy drapes. The theater's dark interior is magnificently decorated with ornate, dark wooden carvings and intricate patterns along the walls and ceiling. Rows of empty seats are neatly arranged in front of the stage, their upholstery barely visible in the dim lighting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg

  • Dimensions

    image: 41.91 × 54.61 cm (16 1/2 × 21 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 46.99 × 60.33 cm (18 1/2 × 23 3/4 in.)
    mount: 50.17 × 63.5 cm (19 3/4 × 25 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2025.16.62

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Pace/MacGill Gallery, Beverly Hills); Bernard and Lenore Greenberg, Los Angeles; gift to NGA, 2025.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, on mount below image, lower right in graphite: Hiroshi Sugimoto

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