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Flores, Guatemala

2006

John Gossage

Associated Names

John Gossage

Artist, American, born 1946

The image depicts a street scene with rooftops and buildings, telephone wires above, a house with a corrugated metal roof casting a shadow over the walkway. Larger buildings surround the central structure. The color palette is black, white, and grey, emphasizing textures and shadows. Electric and telephone wires cross the sky.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of Stephen G. Stein
Dimensions

image/sheet: 22.2 × 17.5 cm (8 3/4 × 6 7/8 in.)
mount: 50.8 × 40.6 cm (20 × 16 in.)
Accession Number

2020.29.68

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Gossage, Washington, DC; Stephen G. Stein, Washington, DC, August 2006; gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Stein, Stephen G.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower center in graphite: Flores, Guatemala / For Steve Stein / John Gossage / 2006

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