California

2015

Richard Ross

Associated Names
Richard Ross

Artist, American, born 1947

This is a photograph of a sparse, institutional room featuring a simple metal frame bed, a plain white pillow, a dark, slightly rumpled blanket, and an open book on the bed. The room has bare, whitewashed walls with signs of wear, a window with frosted glass panes, and distinctive patterned flooring with scratches and doodles. Under the bed, the turquoise-tinted floor's texture is visible, with light creating patterns of shadow along it.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    inkjet print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Brook and Pam Smith

  • Dimensions

    image: 37.1 × 55.9 cm (14 5/8 × 22 in.)
    sheet: 43.2 × 61 cm (17 × 24 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.85.17

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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