Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific

2005

Mark Ruwedel

Associated Names
Mark Ruwedel

Artist, American, born 1954

The image shows a large abandoned structure resembling a section of an industrial bridge or aqueduct. There are concrete arches casting shadows on the terrain below. Vegetation fills the bottom part of the image, consisting of shrubs and bushes. The scene is in black and white, highlighting the contrast between the light concrete and darker shadowy areas. The image is clear and detailed, likely taken with a high-resolution lens.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 18.7 × 23.9 cm (7 3/8 × 9 7/16 in.)
    mount: 40.6 × 44.5 cm (16 × 17 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.29.102

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Françoise Paviot, Paris); Stephen G. Stein, Washington, DC, November 2013; gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by artist, lower center on mount below image in graphite: CHICAGO MILWAUKEE ST. PAUL AND PACIFIC; on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: CHICAGO MILWAUKEE ST. PAUL AND PACIFIC #3 [cut off] / MARK RUWEDEL 20

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