30, female, teacher

2002

Nigel Poor

Associated Names
Nigel Poor

Artist, American, born 1963

The largest objects in the image are a white origami crane, a white fedora with a black band, and a small pendant shaped like a fish on a chain, each positioned in the top row against a black background. The color palette consists of stark contrasts with predominantly white and black tones, and touches of gold, red, and green. In the lower row, a white beckoning cat figurine with red, black, and gold details is centrally placed against a white background. To the right of the cat, a small white bowl containing a purple candle sits, and to the left, a small ring is barely visible against the white surface.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Haines Gallery, San Francisco); gift and purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2003; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2003

  • Forty-Seventh Biennial Exhibition: Fantasy Underfoot, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, December 21, 2002 – March 11, 2003

Bibliography

2002

  • Binstock, Jonathan P. The 47th Corcoran Biennial: Fantasy Underfoot. Exh. cat. Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2002: 78-81, 108.

Inscriptions

on verso of frame, by unknown hand, center in graphite on white label: group #1 / pod #7


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