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Washington, DC 20565

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Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Rome, Italy

2007, printed 2012

Graciela Iturbide

Associated Names

Graciela Iturbide

Artist, Mexican, born 1942

This is a photograph of a street lamp covered in tangled vines atop an old brick structure, with a bird flying in the distance. The image is composed in black and white. The street lamp stands tall against a bright, slightly overcast sky, while the vines wind around it. Below is a textured surface of aged brick. A bird soars through the sky, introducing movement to the scene. This photograph captures the beauty of urban decay and the interaction between man-made and natural elements.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser
Dimensions

image: 36.83 × 36.83 cm (14 1/2 × 14 1/2 in.)
sheet: 50.8 × 40.64 cm (20 × 16 in.)
Accession Number

2024.104.105.5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Collection of the Artist; (RoseGallery, Santa Monica, CA); Susan Steinhauser, Los Angeles, CA, March 2013; gift to NGA, 2024.

Associated Names

Susan Steinhauser

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: Graciela Iturbide / Roma Italia 2007 - 2012 / 6/10

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