Ocean Front Walk, Venice, California

1978

Tod Papageorge

Associated Names
Tod Papageorge

Artist, American, born 1940

This is a photograph of a street scene with various elements of urban life. The image captures an area featuring a wide, open sidewalk with a person roller-skating in the forefront, while another individual is seated on the grass near a skateboard. The background includes a two-story building with a sign reading "Ocean Front Walk." The street is lined with parked cars and additional buildings, one of which is decorated with a mural. In the distance, a lone palm tree is visible. The photograph is in black and white, conveying a sense of everyday life in an urban environment, focusing on casual outdoor activities and relaxed moments.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Max B. Schwartz, American Telephone and Telegraph Company, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1982; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1979

  • American Images: New Work by Twenty Contemporary Photographers, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 13 – December 2, 1979, organized by the Bell System. Travelled until April 1982.

Bibliography

1979

  • Danese, Renato ed. American Images: New Work by Twenty Contemporary Photographers. Exh. cat. New York, 1979: 196, 216, no. 276.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower center in graphite: VENICE, CALIF., 1978 Tod Papageorge; by unknown hand, bottom center: 278b; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 1982.3.57

Wikidata ID

Q64170362

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