Ellis Island 58

1988

Madoka Takagi

Associated Names
Madoka Takagi

Artist, American, born Japan, 1956 - 2015

This is a photograph of a miniature architectural model in a cluttered room. The image shows a detailed scale model of a building on a makeshift table made of cardboard. Various household items surround the model, including boxes, crumpled paper, a can, and a biscuit tin labeled "Sunshine Biscuits." A mirror leans against the wall, reflecting part of the model. The floor is scattered with debris and broken glass. The image is in black and white.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum/palladium print on lightweight wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mitchell and Nancy Steir

  • Dimensions

    image: 19 x 24.1 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 36.4 x 36.8 cm (14 5/16 x 14 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.163.23

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Madoka Takagi, New York; (Solomon Fine Art, Monarch Beach, CA); Mitchell and Nancy Steir, New York; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by artist, across bottom in graphite: Ellis Island 058 1988 MADOKA TAKAGI PRINT MADOKA TAKAGI; lower right: 058

Wikidata ID

Q64157655

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