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Rusting, dented metal scraps and wheels in a heap

In saturated black and white, we see a close view of large metal scraps of car parts. From lower left to upper middle-right, is a long metal piece resembling a front bumper. Below it a large crumpled sheet and other scraps occupy the lower middle. At upper left a bare wheel can be seen lying on the pile, and beyond it in the middle distance, part of a car door frame and another wheel. Every piece visible is dented, crumpled and covered in rust. Narrow black lines frame the piece on all sides, and in it at upper right the word “KODAK” appears backwards.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2016.138
People
Richard Avedon, American (New York, NY 1923 - 2004 San Antonio, TX)
Title
Interstate 95 Newark, NJ 5/18/63
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1963
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, New Jersey, Newark
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/356211

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gelatin silver print
Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
sheet: 50.5 × 60.6 cm (19 7/8 × 23 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: On verso, in graphite: Avedon
  • stamp and inscription: On verso, in black ink and graphite: Interstate 95 / Newark, New Jersey, 5/18/63 / The prints in this edition are the first and only to be made from this negative with the possible exception of one for exhibition purposes. / This original photograph may not be reproduced without the written permission of Richard Avedon / Copyright 1963 by Richard Avedon / All rights reserved. / Neg. no. / edition of X number / Avedon A.P. 3/3

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Richard Avedon; to, [Gary Schneider and John Erdman, New York], gift/sale; to Harvard Art Museums, 2016. Note: Printed in collaboration with the artist or the artist's estate and retained by Schneider/Erdman per agreement.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition
Artist's proof 3/3

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Schneider/Erdman Printer's Proof Collection, partial gift, and partial purchase through the Margaret Fisher Fund
Copyright
© The Richard Avedon Foundation
Accession Year
2016
Object Number
2016.138
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1110 Mid-Century Abstraction II (Post-Painterly Abstraction), Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/12/2018 - 10/04/2018

Subjects and Contexts

  • Analog Culture

Verification Level

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