Road Cut (Homage to Roger Fenton) Diamond Bar, California

1984

Joe Deal

Associated Names
Joe Deal

Artist, American, 1947 - 2010

The image shows a dirt pathway extending into the distance from a slightly elevated viewpoint. The horizon is near the upper third of the image, defined by hills. Dark, rocky clumps are scattered on the path and along the slope to the left, with plants growing on the left. The composition is in black and white, emphasizing texture and contrast between the terrain and the sky. The landscape appears stark due to the absence of color, highlighting light and shadows on the ground.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. Richard and Mrs. Alice Thall

  • Dimensions

    image: 28.3 × 36 cm (11 1/8 × 14 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.4 × 43 cm (13 15/16 × 16 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.163.12

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Richard and Mrs. Alice Thall, Locust Valley, NY; gift to NGA (through Robert Mann Gallery, New York), 2017.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: J. Deal; by artist, across bottom in graphite: Road Cut (Homage to Roger Fenton) Diamond Bar, California, 1984; by unknown hand, top right in graphite: RMG 22192

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