Independent Video Production Company, Equipment Department. Docklands Enterprise Zone. Hire Manager (left), Account Manager (right)

1988

Anna Fox

Associated Names
Anna Fox

Artist, British, born 1961

The image shows two individuals seated at a desk. The woman on the left is sitting upright, looking directly at the camera, holding a pencil. She has short, curly brown hair and defined facial features, wearing a blue knitted sweater with a patterned cardigan. In front of her on the desk are papers, a cup, and a microphone. To her right, a man is leaning slightly forward, resting his chin on his hand, holding a telephone receiver with the other hand. He has short, spiky brown hair, wearing a short-sleeved plaid shirt. His expression is thoughtful, with several mugs, a microphone, and a notepad on the desk in front of him. Between them are three colorful balloons on spiraled sticks. Behind the desk is a wall filled with organized binders, folders, and a framed photograph of Margaret Thatcher. The setting suggests a busy office environment.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 44.5 × 54.8 cm (17 1/2 × 21 9/16 in.)
    framed: 68.3 × 83.8 cm (26 7/8 × 33 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.69.4

More About this Artwork

Video:  You’re Invited to Anna Fox’s “Work Stations” 80s Party

Watch the National Gallery of Art install six photographs from Anna Fox’s 1987-1988 series Work Stations featured in our This Is Britain exhibition, which was on view January 29 – June 11, 2023.


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James Hyman, London); NGA purchase, 2019.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in black lettering adhered to bottom left center of mat: 'Strength, stamina and precision had kept him at the top'. Business 1987


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