Untitled #21 (from the Override series)

1997

Anna Gaskell

Associated Names
Anna Gaskell

Artist, American, born 1969

This photograph shows several abstract shapes overlayed with one another. Closest to us are two tall, pale shapes that look like the lower part of a person's legs, seen from behind. Behind these shapes, a person lies on their back on the ground with their legs towards us, wearing light-colored stockings and a blue skirt or dress. We can't see any of their torso or head aside from a vague yellow shape. Their stockings seem to be pulled off their feet, and they stretch down towards the bottom of the large pale shapes at the bottom edge of the photograph. To the right of the person laying down, another person is standing, seen from the side and wearing blue shorts, a light shirt, and a yellow sweater around their waist. Their shoulders and head are obscured by the large pale shapes. Next to them seems to be a person who is almost entirely obscured, but we can see their dark blue shorts with yellow fabric hanging from them. The setting is outdoors, with dark foliage and greenery. The people at the center are lit, and the sides of the photograph are dark, with some small areas of pale blue appearing to poke through the dark foliage.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Heather and Tony Podesta, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64144000

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