Lake Rhodes: Rhodes Salt Marsh, Salt Works at Rhodes

2001

Mark Ruwedel

Associated Names
Mark Ruwedel

Artist, American, born 1954

The image shows a landscape from an elevated point. The horizon is placed near the upper third of the image and features a range of distant hills or low mountains. Centered in the photograph is a tall, wooden, open-frame structure resembling a mine headframe. Surrounding the structure are scattered debris, wood pieces, and earth mounds. The color palette is monochromatic grayscale, creating a contrast between the sky, structure, and dry earth covering the landscape. The sky has soft, scattered clouds adding texture to the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of J. Patrick and Patricia A. Kennedy

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 19 × 24.1 cm (7 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)
    mount: 40.6 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.163.52


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 RHODES; lower center below image: RHODES SALT MARSH / SALT WORKS AT RHODES; on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: GREAT WESTERN SALT WORKS: RHODES / MARK RUWEDEL 2001


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