Tea Stall, Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu, India 1981

1981, printed 2025

Mitch Epstein

Associated Names
Mitch Epstein
Artist, American, born 1952
The artwork features three men seated at a table, captured from the waist up. The man on the left is wearing a patterned shirt and holding a cigarette. The central figure is wrapped in a striped shawl, while the man on the right is dressed in a jacket over a patterned shirt. The background is a vivid blue wall with a contrasting white section. In front of them, a dark table holds a few items, including a small wrapped package with marigold flowers. The scene is set in an interior with metal chairs partially visible.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    inkjet print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mitch Epstein and Susan Bell

  • Dimensions

    image: 35.88 × 53.34 cm (14 1/8 × 21 in.)
    sheet: 50.8 × 60.96 cm (20 × 24 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2025.103.8.6

  • Portfolio Title

    In India

  • 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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