Untitled [New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, 2005]

2005, printed 2010

Richard Misrach

Associated Names
Richard Misrach

Artist, American, born 1949

This is a photograph of a house with graffiti. The image shows the facade of a single-story brick house that has been spray-painted with various bright pink messages and symbols. The word "DOG" and "We R OK Jonnie" are among the messages written on the bricks. A large spray-painted phone number "(903) 243-6458" with names like "SUSAN" and "KEV" nearby, alongside a crossed circle with numbers and letters inside. The window's blinds are partially closed, and there is a patch of dead grass in the front yard, with a small, dry shrub near the house. Overhead, there are electrical wires leading to a power pole in the background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    inkjet print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Artist

  • Dimensions

    image: 27.62 x 36.83 cm (10 7/8 x 14 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 28.89 x 38.1 cm (11 3/8 x 15 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.21.1.33


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Richard Misrach, Berkeley, CA; gift to NGA, 2010.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, lower left in black ink: 33

Wikidata ID

Q64159108

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