Red River, New Mexico [recto]

1931

Paul Strand

Associated Names
Paul Strand

Artist, American, 1890 - 1976

This is a photograph of a rustic wooden building facade. The front of a wooden structure is shown, featuring two doors and a large window. The wooden doors and siding appear weathered and aged. The window in the center has lace curtains with a floral pattern, partially obscuring potted plants behind it. The doors have simple designs, with one door accompanied by a wooden screen. The image conveys a quaint setting, with texture and detail adding to its evocative quality.
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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

This is a photograph of an old building facade. The image shows the exterior of a structure with large wooden-framed windows, a door, and a partially visible interior roof made of wooden slats. The building exhibits signs of age and wear, with weathered and deteriorating wooden elements. The composition suggests neglect, as indicated by the condition of the building materials. The interior, seen through the windows and doors, is dimly lit and features broken or distressed surfaces, suggesting long-term exposure to the elements or lack of maintenance. The overall tone of the photograph is rustic and evokes historic architectural qualities.

Deserted Building, New Mexico [verso]

Paul Strand

1931

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Strand Archive, Aperture Foundation, Millerton, NY; Southwestern Bell Corporation, St. Louis, MO; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1990

  • Greenough 1990, p. 159, illus. p.85 (recto only).

  • Paul Strand: An American Vision, National Gallery of Art; The Art Institute of Chicago; Saint Louis Art Museum; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco; Victoria and Albert Museum, 1990 - 1992, unnumbered catalogue.

2001

  • Modern Art and America: Alfred Stieglitz and His New York Galleries, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001, no. 147, as Red River, New Mexico.

Bibliography

1990

  • Greenough 1990, p. 159, illus. p.85 (verso only).

  • Greenough 1990, p. 160, illus. p.86 (recto only).

2000

  • Modern Art and America: Alfred Stieglitz and His New York Galleries. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001: no. 147.

Inscriptions

by later hand, upper right verso in graphite: #143; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: SW-dit-156 FI

Wikidata ID

Q64158677

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