History's Shadow GM16

2010, printed 2011

David Maisel

Associated Names
David Maisel

Artist, American, born 1961

The image depicts an x-ray-like visual of a person's head and upper shoulders. The person faces forwards, positioned centrally in the frame. Facial features, including eyes, nose, and mouth, are visible but appear blurred and diffused. The hair is not distinctly visible, contributing to a glowing outline around the head and shoulders. Clothing is not discernible, and the background is completely black.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    inkjet print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 74.93 x 100.97 cm (29 1/2 x 39 3/4 in.)
    framed: 82.23 x 107.63 x 5.08 cm (32 3/8 x 42 3/8 x 2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.43.3

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. 12.

Wikidata ID

Q64146023

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