Roger Mertin

Near Blacksburg, Virginia
1975

A black and white photograph capturing a tilted, weathered road sign with arrows, positioned on the side of a road at night. The background shows motion blur of passing vehicles, creating a streak of light across the scene, while the foreground features grass and the edge of the pavement.

A black and white photograph capturing a tilted, weathered road sign with arrows, positioned on the side of a road at night. The background shows motion blur of passing vehicles, creating a streak of light across the scene, while the foreground features grass and the edge of the pavement.

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Date
1975

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 × 14 1/16in. (27.9 × 35.7 cm) Image: 8 1/8 × 12 15/16in. (20.6 × 32.9 cm)

Accession number
2002.476

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Brent Sikkema

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Roger Mertin
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