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Washington, DC 20565

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Through September 5
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Celebrating American art and artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
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Virginia

2015

Richard Ross

Associated Names

Richard Ross

Artist, American, born 1947

This is a photograph of a blue-walled sports court. The image shows a large, open concrete area enclosed by bright blue walls, with two basketball hoops on either side. The backdrop is a partly cloudy sky. The top of the walls is lined with barbed wire. The flat concrete ground has faint outlines indicating a basketball court. The lighting is even, suggesting an overcast day with natural light across the setting.

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Artwork overview

Medium

inkjet print
Credit Line

Gift of Brook and Pam Smith
Dimensions

image: 37.2 × 55.3 cm (14 5/8 × 21 3/4 in.)
sheet: 43.2 × 60.4 cm (17 × 23 3/4 in.)
Accession Number

2022.85.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Richard Ross, Santa Barbara, CA); Brook and Pam Smith, Louisville, KY; gift to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Ross, Richard

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right below image in black ink: Richard Ross

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