San Quentin Point, no. 37

1982–1983

Lewis Baltz

Associated Names
Lewis Baltz

Artist, American, 1945 - 2014

This is a photograph of a broken concrete pillar on a sandy surface scattered with debris. The image shows a cylindrical piece of concrete lying on the ground, partially encircled with exposed rebar wire. Surrounding the main piece are various chunks of broken concrete and smaller pieces of rubble. The surface is covered by fine particles of sand or dust, and there are visible marks and impressions suggesting movement or past activity. The scene is devoid of color, rendered in black and white, focusing attention on the texture and arrangement of the debris.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.8 × 22.9 cm (7 3/8 × 9 in.)
    sheet: 20.32 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.131.18


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lewis Baltz, Paris; (Gallery Luisotti, Santa Monica, CA); Stephen G. Stein, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • Celebrating Photography at the National Gallery of Art: Recent Gifts, Washington, DC, November 1, 2015–February 28, 2016

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Lewis Baltz 1985; bottom left: SQP 37; bottom center: 34/35

Wikidata ID

Q64157427

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