Office, Project W-47 Support Hangar, Wendover Air Base, Utah

1989, printed 1995

Richard Misrach

Associated Names
Richard Misrach

Artist, American, born 1949

This is a photograph of an interior of a wooden structure. Sunlight is filtering through the walls and ceiling, creating a grid-like pattern of light spots on the floor and walls. The structure appears to be abandoned, with peeling paint and debris scattered across the cracked concrete floor. The warm, brown tones of the wooden walls contrast with the bright light entering from the left side through an open door and two window openings. A wire basket is visible on the floor.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    image: 71.7 x 90.5 cm (28 1/4 x 35 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.91.8

  • Series Title

    Desert Cantos IX: The Secret (Project W-47)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Anonymous gift to NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1996

  • Tucker, Anne Wilkes. Crimes and Splendors: The Desert Cantos of Richard Misrach. Exh. cat. The Museum of Fine Arts. Houston, 1996: p. 117.

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: OFFICE, PROJECT W-47 SUPPORT HANGAR, WENDOVER AIR BASE; lower center in black ink: 4/7; lower right in black ink: c Richard Misrach 1989/1995

Wikidata ID

Q64159029

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