"Eat My Fallout" Graffiti, Wendover Air Base, Utah

1988, printed 1995

Richard Misrach

Associated Names
Richard Misrach

Artist, American, born 1949

The image shows a straight-on view of a wooden interior wall with vertical and diagonal patterns formed by the wood planks. There is no visible horizon. The wooden panels have a chevron pattern and display signs of aging. Near the wall, there is a cemented, slightly cracked floor with scattered debris. The wall is graffiti-tagged with the phrase "EAT MY FALLOUT" in red on a blue mushroom cloud-like shape. The color palette consists of various browns from the wood, complimented by blue and red hues of the graffiti. The lighting highlights the wood's texture, creating an earthy and rustic atmosphere.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    image: 71.8 × 89.5 cm (28 1/4 × 35 1/4 in.)
    mat: 86.36 × 111.76 cm (34 × 44 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.91.6

  • 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. 121.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower left in black ink: "EAT MY FALLOUT" GRAFFITI, WENDOVER AIR BASE, UTAH; signed by artist, lower center in black ink: 2/10; signed by artist, lower right in black ink: © Richard Misrach 1988/1995

Wikidata ID

Q64159030

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