Dad, Basement Workshop 2002

2002, printed 2025

Mitch Epstein

Associated Names
Mitch Epstein
Artist, American, born 1952
The artwork depicts an older man shown from the waist up, positioned in a basement workshop. He is standing and pulling a string or cord with his right hand. He has short, thinning hair and is wearing a short-sleeved, plaid shirt tucked into belted trousers. The workshop around him is cluttered with various tools, paint cans, and other materials. The background features unfinished concrete walls, exposed wooden beams on the ceiling, and assorted workshop equipment.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    inkjet print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mitch Epstein and Susan Bell

  • Dimensions

    image: 57.15 × 70.8 cm (22 1/2 × 27 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 60.96 × 76.2 cm (24 × 30 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2025.103.7.151

  • Portfolio Title

    Family Business

  • Copyright

    © Mitch Epstein

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mitch Epstein, New York; gift to NGA, 2025.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed, titled, and dated by artist, lower center in graphite

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