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8.30 VII

1992

Jane Wilson and Louise Wilson

Associated Names

Jane Wilson

Artist, British, born 1967

Louise Wilson

Artist, British, born 1967

The image depicts a staircase with scattered items, including a phone handset, fabric, and crumpled paper. The staircase is white with signs of wear, such as chipped paint and dirt marks. A wooden floor is visible below the steps, with a piece of newspaper and a small rag nearby. A phone cord and a piece of wire are also present on the staircase.

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Artwork overview

Medium

chromogenic print
Credit Line

Gift of the Heather and Tony Podesta Collection
Dimensions

image: 80.01 × 80.01 cm (31 1/2 × 31 1/2 in.)
framed: 96.52 × 96.52 × 2.54 cm (38 × 38 × 1 in.)
Accession Number

2009.131.52

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Heather and Tony Podesta

Inscriptions

on verso of frame, by unknown hand, top right in black ink on tape: 153

Wikidata ID

Q64155586

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