San Diego, California

1964

Dave Heath

Associated Names
Dave Heath

Artist, American, 1931 - 2016

This is a photograph of a crumpled and worn mask on a textured surface. The mask appears to be made of a soft material that has been flattened and distorted. It features exaggerated human-like facial features such as large eyebrows, a bulbous nose, and round eyes. The material seems to have been weathered, resulting in creases and folds. The surface the mask rests on is grainy, with small pebbles and a single white speck. It appears to be casting a shadow, suggesting the light source is coming from the top left of the image. The contrast between the dark and lighter areas of the photograph highlights the texture of both the mask and the ground.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jeffrey Hugh Newman

  • Dimensions

    image: 12.7 x 18.73 cm (5 x 7 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 20.32 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.47.2


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dave Heath, Toronto; Jeffrey Hugh Newman, Hoboken, NJ (through Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York), 2007; gift to NGA, 2010.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, upper center in graphite: San Diego 1964 / Dave Heath; by unknown hand, upper right in graphite: LP.731.3; upper right in graphite: 5; bottom center in graphite: PF85290

Wikidata ID

Q64145981

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