History's Shadow GM12

2010, printed 2011

David Maisel

Associated Names
David Maisel

Artist, American, born 1961

The image shows a profile silhouette of a human figure from the shoulders up. The face is partially obscured by bright lighting, giving a glowing effect to the figure. The hair is styled back or in a bun, with minimal details due to the high contrast with the dark background. The bright glow merges the shoulders into the white light, making clothing details indistinguishable. There are no visible accessories. The background is black, emphasizing the bright, luminous figure and creating a ghostly and abstract composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    inkjet print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 100.33 x 75.57 cm (39 1/2 x 29 3/4 in.)
    framed: 107.63 x 82.23 x 5.08 cm (42 3/8 x 32 3/8 x 2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.43.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David Maisel, San Francisco; NGA purchase (through Haines Gallery, San Francisco), 2012.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • The Memory of Time: Contemporary Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Acquired with the Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2015, no. 13.

Wikidata ID

Q64146022

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