Eastman Kodak Azo Hard C Grade, expired November 1917, processed 2010 (#6)

2010

Alison Rossiter

Associated Names
Alison Rossiter

Artist, American, born 1953

The image shows stark horizontal lines dividing the canvas into distinct sections. One section is bold and dark, while the other is lighter and textured. The composition suggests a landscape, with the dark band possibly representing a horizon or body of water, contrasting with the cloudy expanse above. Specks and splatters across the lighter portion evoke stars or distant rain clouds, creating an impression of a night sky filled with mystery.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alison Rossiter, Navesink, NJ; NGA purchase (through Yossi Milo Gallery, New York), 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. 70.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across center in graphite: Alison Rossiter / Eastman Kodak / Azo Hard C / expired Nov. 1917 / processed 2012 / #6; lower right corner in graphite: #6

Wikidata ID

Q64073102

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