Lena on the Bally Box, Essex Junction, Vermont

1973, printed c. 1980

Susan Meiselas

Associated Names
Susan Meiselas

Artist, American, born 1948

This is a photograph of a stage scene. The image shows a dimly-lit stage with one person in a patterned swimsuit attire standing on a platform under overhead lights. The backdrop has graphical silhouettes of dancers or figures in motion. Around the stage, other individuals are seen in conversation or observation, suggesting a public event or performance. The composition, lighting, and shadows create depth and focus in the scene.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Susan Meiselas, New York; (Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York); Private collection, New York, 2014; gift to NGA, 2023.

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Exhibition History

2025

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

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Susan Meiselas / ca 1980; by artist, lower left in graphite: Lena on The Bally Box, / Essex Junction, Vermont / 1973; by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: PF1121651

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