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West Wall Semicoa 333 McCormick Costa Mesa

1974

Lewis Baltz

Associated Names

Lewis Baltz

Artist, American, 1945 - 2014

The image shows a view from just above ground level looking at a tall wall. The horizon is formed by the division between the ground and the wall, with a parking lot and greenery at the bottom third of the frame. Small trees are planted along the base of the wall, casting shadows that dominate the upper parts of the image. The wall has a dark band across its top section, contrasting with the lighter textured surface below the shadows. The image is in black and white, emphasizing strong contrasts, sharp lines, and dramatic light and shadow interplay.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon and Patrons' Permanent Fund
Dimensions

image: 15.2 x 22.9 cm (6 x 9 in.)
mount: 27.5 x 27.7 cm (10 13/16 x 10 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

2006.133.30
Copyright

© Lewis Baltz

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Dan and Mary Solomon

Exhibition History

2015

In Light of the Past: Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of Collecting Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 3 – July 26, 2015

Inscriptions

on verso of mount, lower left in graphite: IP39 12/21; by artist's hand, lower right in graphite: Lewis Baltz 1974

Wikidata ID

Q64157359

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