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Light on Lead Street

1968

Eve Sonneman

Associated Names

Eve Sonneman

Artist, American, born 1946

The image displays a partial view of a person's upper torso and the top of their skirt in motion, revealing short, dark, neatly styled hair. The individual is wearing a dark cloak or cape and is holding light fabric in one hand. The background features shadows of trees on paved ground, with two tree trunks and another figure's shadow also visible.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of the artist)
Dimensions

image/sheet: 12 × 34 cm (4 3/4 × 13 3/8 in.)
mount: 27.94 × 45.72 cm (11 × 18 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.4530

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eve Sonneman, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1996; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso of mount, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Eve Sonneman / Light on Lead Street / Albuquerque 1968

Wikidata ID

Q64147495

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