Lavanderia #8

2002, printed 2021

Christina Fernandez

Associated Names
Christina Fernandez

Artist, American, born 1965

This is a photograph of the interior of a laundromat. The image captures a view of the brightly lit, empty laundromat through glass windows. Large washing machines are lined against the far wall, with open doors drawing attention to them. The floor has a red and white tile pattern, with scattered laundry baskets. Fluorescent light fixtures hang from the ceiling, providing even illumination. On the left side, there is a wall-mounted change machine and a wire-framed laundry basket. The walls are decorated with a light-colored pattern.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    inkjet print

  • Credit Line

    Peter Edwards and Rose Gutfeld Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 76.2 × 101.6 cm (30 × 40 in.)
    framed: 83.82 × 109.22 × 5.08 cm (33 × 43 × 2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.46.6

  • Series Title

    Lavanderia

  • Copyright

    © Christina Fernandez

More About this Artwork

Article:  How Photographer Christina Fernandez Makes Invisible Labor Visible

See her photograph's ties to Edward Hopper and Dorothea Lange.

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Christina Fernandez, Los Angeles; NGA purchase (through Gallery Luisotti, Santa Monica, CA), 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist on label affixed to frame verso, lower center, in black ink: Christina Fernandez

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