Untitled

1972

Ralph Gibson

Associated Names
Ralph Gibson

Artist, American, born 1939

This is a photograph of a section of pavement with a white line and an object similar to a rod or stick. The image is framed at an angle emphasizing a strong diagonal formed by the white line on a textured pavement surface. In the bottom left corner, a dark textured object is partially visible. The rod extends across the image. The photograph is in high-contrast black and white, accentuating the textures and lines clearly.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Raymond W. Merritt

  • Dimensions

    image: 32.2 x 21.3 cm (12 11/16 x 8 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 35.5 x 27.8 cm (14 x 10 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.153.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Raymond W. Merritt, New York, NY; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1987

  • "Ralph Gibson on Ralph Gibson: Early Work." The Archive 24 (1987), illus. p.4.

Inscriptions

lower center verso in graphite: Ralph Gibson 1972 3/25

Wikidata ID

Q64158864

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