Back Yard, Diamond Bar, California

1980

Joe Deal

Associated Names
Joe Deal

Artist, American, 1947 - 2010

This is a photograph of a two-story house with a backyard area. The image shows a house with a shingled roof and several windows, some with closed blinds and others with curtains. Below the windows is a paved patio area, partially occupied by two bicycles, a tricycle, a barbecue grill, a small round table, and a few scattered outdoor toys. The patio leads to a largely barren dirt backyard enclosed by a low fence. There are a few plants and stepping stones along the edge of the yard, and a garden hose is loosely coiled on the ground. In the foreground, the yard slopes gently, and the dry earth is marked with patches of grass and sparse vegetation. The setting has an exposed, unfinished feel.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. Richard and Mrs. Alice Thall

  • Dimensions

    image: 28.3 × 28.6 cm (11 1/8 × 11 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 34.7 × 35 cm (13 11/16 × 13 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.163.17


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, lower left in graphite: 16:480; lower center in graphite: Back Yard / Diamond Bar, California, 1980; possibly by artist, lower left in graphite: JD 205.1; by unknown hand, top right in graphite: 27628


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