Arthur Rimbaud in New York (Coney Island)

1978–1979

David Wojnarowicz

Associated Names
David Wojnarowicz

Artist, American, 1954 - 1992

This is a photograph of an urban beach scene. The image shows an overcast beach with large stone rocks in the foreground and trash bins on the sand. In the midground, there is a pole structure resembling a parachute jump tower and a roller coaster at the edge of an amusement park. Various buildings and billboards are visible in the background, contributing to the urban landscape. The image juxtaposes human elements with the natural and urban environment.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.51 × 24.13 cm (6 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 20.32 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.126.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David Wojnarowicz, New York; Jean-Pierre Delage, Paris, 1979–1980; NGA purchase (through PPOW Gallery, New York), 2022.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2022

  • Dear Jean Pierre: The David Wojnarowicz Correspondence with Jean Pierre Delage, 1979–82: PPOW, New York, March 25–April 23, 2022

2025

  • The '70s Lens: Reimagining Documentary Photography: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 6, 2024–April 6, 2025

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