Marathon Street/Lafayette, Silver Lake

1995, printed 1996

Madoka Takagi

Associated Names
Madoka Takagi

Artist, American, born Japan, 1956 - 2015

The image shows a street scene viewed from a close vantage point on the sidewalk. A quiet urban street is visible, with two tall wooden utility poles on the left and wires overhead. A stop sign is to the right of the poles, casting a long shadow on the road. A vintage car is parked on the side of the street, partially in the sun and partially shaded by a tree. In the distance, there is a house with a gable roof and various plants and palm trees surrounded by low garden walls. The image has warm sepia tones and soft contrast, emphasizing sunlit and shaded areas.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum/palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 34.1 × 25.8 cm (13 7/16 × 10 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 42.4 × 35.1 cm (16 11/16 × 13 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.682

  • Series Title

    Los Angeles

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Madoka Takagi, New York; Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: MADOKA TAKAGI; on recto, by artist, top right in graphite perpendicular: 4; on verso, by artist, across bottom in graphite: Marathon St/Lafayett [sic] Silver Lake Los Angels [sic] 18. 1995 PRINT 1996

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