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Telegraph at Night (Star)

1974

Richard Misrach

Associated Names

Richard Misrach

Artist, American, born 1949

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Anonymous Gift
Dimensions

image/sheet (visible): 22.86 × 28.58 cm (9 × 11 1/4 in.)
mat: 40.64 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)
Accession Number

2025.109.1
Series Title

Telegraph 3 A.M.

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection, CA; gift to NGA, 2025.

Associated Names

Anonymous

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across top in graphite: TELEGRAPH AT NIGHT, 1974 / Richard Misrach 1974

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