Bomb Crater and Destroyed Convoy, Bravo 20 Bombing Range, Nevada

1986, printed 1993

Richard Misrach

Associated Names
Richard Misrach

Artist, American, born 1949

The image shows a ground-level perspective of a barren, dusty landscape. There is a circular pool with red and white mineral deposits surrounded by parched ground in the foreground. In the distance, a row of hills or mountains marks the horizon under a pale sky. Rusty machinery and metal debris are scattered across the terrain, indicating decay and abandonment. The color palette consists of earthy tones, including beige, brown, and rusty reds and whites of saline deposits.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 97.79 × 122.56 cm (38 1/2 × 48 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 120 × 127.2 cm (47 1/4 × 50 1/16 in.)
    mat: 111.76 × 137.16 cm (44 × 54 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.91.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Anonymous gift to NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2014

  • West Building Concourse Gallery: Altered Landscapes, March 13, 2014 - December 16, 2014.

Bibliography

1996

  • Tucker, Anne Wilkes. Crimes and Splendors: The Desert Cantos of Richard Misrach. Exh. cat. The Museum of Fine Arts. Houston, 1996: p. 96.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: BOMB CRATER AND DESTROYED CONVOY / 3/3 / © Richard Misrach 1986/1993F.

Wikidata ID

Q64159025

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