Lake Bonneville: Great Salt Lake Desert, Wendover A.F.B., Atomic Bomb Loading Pit

1999

Mark Ruwedel

Associated Names
Mark Ruwedel

Artist, American, born 1954

The image shows a desolate and barren landscape with a wide, open view from a slightly elevated perspective. The horizon is flat and unobstructed, positioned about one-third of the way down from the top of the image. There is a square, concrete structure with a pit containing debris and a metal pipe. The terrain surrounding the structure is rough and featureless. The scene is monochromatic, using various shades of gray to emphasize the simplicity of the environment.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of J. Patrick and Patricia A. Kennedy

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 19.1 × 24.1 cm (7 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)
    mount: 40.6 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.163.51

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Gallery Luisotti, Los Angeles); Dr. J. Patrick and Patricia Kennedy, San Leandro, CA; gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by artist, upper center on mount above image in graphite: LAKE BONNEVILLE; lower center below image: GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT / WENDOVER A.F.B. / ATOMIC BOMB LOADING PIT; on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: WENDOVER: A-BOMB LOADING PIT, #2 / MARK RUWEDEL 99

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