Untitled

1974

Mike Mandel

Associated Names
Mike Mandel

Artist, American, born 1950

This is a photograph of an aerial view of a sandy area with various elements casting shadows. The image shows several smaller figures scattered across the sandy expanse. Near the top of the image, the legs and feet of two individuals wearing sandals are visible. The sandy texture covers much of the frame, dotted sparsely with people. Shadows traverse the scene diagonally, resembling those of cable cars overhead. The composition features contrasts between light, shadow, and texture.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Charina Endowment Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.7 × 15.8 cm (9 5/16 × 6 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 25.1 × 20 cm (9 7/8 × 7 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.55.1

  • Series Title

    Boardwalk

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mike Mandel, Watertown, MA; NGA purchase (through Robert Mann Gallery, New York), 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in black ink: Mike Mandel 1974; by unknown hand, top right in graphite: ring29163

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