Meadowland, Amtrak, Path, NJ Turnpike and Passaic River from International Salt, Harrison, NJ

1982

Ray Mortenson

Associated Names
Ray Mortenson

Artist, American, born 1944

The image depicts an elevated view of an industrial yard with tracks and scattered materials. The horizon is in the upper section of the image, featuring a flat expanse with a distant bridge. Train carriages line up parallel to the horizon, with industrial buildings and chimneys on the far right. Closest to us, there is industrial debris and materials scattered on the ground. The image is in black and white, emphasizing dark tones and textures. It is a photograph with a monochromatic color palette.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Artist and L. Parker Stephenson

  • Dimensions

    image: 60.96 × 76.2 cm (24 × 30 in.)
    sheet: 62.87 × 79.38 cm (24 3/4 × 31 1/4 in.)
    mount: 63.5 × 80.01 cm (25 × 31 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2025.46.1

  • Series Title

    Meadowland

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ray Mortenson, New York, and Parker Stephenson, New York; gift to NGA, 2025.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on mount verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Ray Mortenson 1982

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