Hastings-on-Hudson, New York

1963

Dave Heath

Associated Names
Dave Heath

Artist, American, 1931 - 2016

The image shows just over half of a person's body, capturing them from the waist up. The person appears in a side-profile and is positioned slightly turned towards the left of the image with their head tilted upwards. Their facial features are partially in shadow, and they are wearing glasses that reflect some light. The person has short, dark hair, and they are adorned in a light-colored shirt under a slightly darker cardigan. There are no visible accessories or objects being held. In the background, the image has a very high contrast black-and-white setting, featuring a large dark tree trunk on the left side and a light, blurred horizon with what seems to be some foliage on the right.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Howard Greenberg

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 18 x 27 cm (7 1/16 x 10 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.125.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Howard Greenberg, New York, NY; gift to NGA, 2001.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2009

  • In the Darkroom: Photographic Processes Before the Digital Age, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2009 - 2010, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

all on mount: upper left verso in black ink: Aperture--returned in damaged condition; center verso: stamp with graphite addition: San Jose #1; black ink addition: Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. / October 1964 (crossed out) 1963 / March 1964 / Dave Heath; lower center verso in graphite: Dave Heath / 403 N 20th Street / Philadelphia 19130

Wikidata ID

Q64145967

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