Massachusetts Turnpike 1973

1973, printed 2022

Mitch Epstein

Associated Names
Mitch Epstein

Artist, American, born 1952

The photograph captures a scene on the Massachusetts Turnpike in 1973, featuring three individuals and a car with its hood open. In the foreground, two men are focused on the car's engine. The man on the left, wearing a light blue denim shirt and beige pants, has his back to the viewer. The man on the right, dressed in a red shirt and patterned bell-bottom pants, leans over the engine. To the left, a woman sits on a metal guardrail, wearing a purple top and bright yellow pants, holding a white bag. The background shows a grassy area with sparse trees and a highway overpass, under a clear sky. The car has a New York license plate.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    dye sublimation inkjet transfer

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mitch Epstein and Susan Bell

  • Dimensions

    image: 29.85 × 45.72 cm (11 3/4 × 18 in.)
    sheet: 40.64 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2025.103.4.4

  • Portfolio Title

    Cars

  • Copyright

    © Mitch Epstein

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mitch Epstein, New York; gift to NGA, 2025.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed, titled, and dated by artist, lower center in graphite

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