Maryland #18

1976

Lewis Baltz

Associated Names
Lewis Baltz

Artist, American, 1945 - 2014

This is a photograph of a brick wall with shadows. The image shows sunlight casting shadows onto a brick wall, creating a pattern of light and dark. The wall is made of red bricks, with light areas from the sun forming a stripe-like sequence horizontally across the midsection. A utility pole with power lines crosses the top of the image. In the foreground, a sidewalk runs parallel to the building, with a street sign indicating snow removal rules visible towards the right side.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lewis Baltz, Sausalito, CA; purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Castelli Graphics, New York), 1976; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1976

  • The Nation's Capital in Photographs, 1976: Lewis Baltz, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, June 19 – September 12, 1976

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right corner in graphite: Lewis Baltz 1976; bottom left corner: M18; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner: 1976.38.4

Wikidata ID

Q64157373

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