Meadowland, 821108-14 Amtrak Hudson Generating Station Jersey City and Manhattan Skyline from Snake Hill (Laurel Hill)

1982

Ray Mortenson

Associated Names
Ray Mortenson

Artist, American, born 1944

The image shows an elevated view of an industrial landscape. In the foreground, there is dense vegetation, rocky formations, and a railroad track. Further back, there are dirt mounds, patches of grass, and a large body of water. The background is filled with industrial structures like factories, chimneys, and storage tanks. In the distance, there are faint silhouettes of tall buildings. The image is in black and white, emphasizing the contrasts between shadows and highlights.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Artist and L. Parker Stephenson

  • Dimensions

    image: 57.15 × 76.2 cm (22 1/2 × 30 in.)
    sheet: 60.96 × 80.65 cm (24 × 31 3/4 in.)
    mount: 61.6 × 80.77 cm (24 1/4 × 31 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2025.46.2

  • 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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