Blue Mesa, Arizona

1978

Michael A. Smith

Associated Names
Michael A. Smith

Artist, American, 1942 - 2018

The image shows a wide-angle view of a rugged, eroded terrain with hills and valleys. The horizon is not clearly visible, as the landscape dominates the scene. The land features textured, clay-like hills with deep creases and ridges. Each slope presents a pattern of lines. The color palette ranges from light grays to deep blacks, highlighting the contrast between sunlight and shadows. Vegetation is sparse, with scattered shrubs, and the landscape transitions into undulating plains with dry riverbeds in the distance.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Angeli Modjeski, Minneapolis, MN; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Afterimage Gallery, Dallas, TX), 2001; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist on mount, lower right below image in graphite: Michael A. Smith; lower left below image: 1978; on verso of mount, center: 7805-41/48 14/30 / Blue Mesa / Arizona 1978; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 2001.45.4

Wikidata ID

Q64157884

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