Hawaii

2009

Richard Ross

Associated Names
Richard Ross

Artist, American, born 1947

The image shows a person sitting on a bed, captured from the side. The person has their hands resting against their face and their hair is tied up in a messy bun. They are wearing an orange outfit similar to a prison uniform, along with black slide sandals. A couple of books and documents are on a ledge nearby. The room has white cinderblock walls, a small high window, and a plain, institutional setup. There is a small mirror above the ledge, and the ceiling has a smoke detector and a vent. The floor is a uniform brownish color.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    inkjet print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Brook and Pam Smith

  • Dimensions

    image: 55.9 × 42.9 cm (22 × 16 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 61 × 42.9 cm (24 × 16 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.85.10

  • Series Title

    Juvenile-in-Justice

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

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

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