Jay Wolke

Ni-Met Scrap Metal Yard
1984, printed 2004

A photograph of a scrap metal yard with large piles of various metal debris, including pieces of machinery, metal scraps, and containers. In the background, there are buildings and a bridge, with overcast skies above. A small fire burns in the middle distance, and the ground appears wet or muddy. The image includes a handwritten caption at the bottom.
A photograph of a scrap metal yard with large piles of various metal debris, including pieces of machinery, metal scraps, and containers. In the background, there are buildings and a bridge, with overcast skies above. A small fire burns in the middle distance, and the ground appears wet or muddy. The image includes a handwritten caption at the bottom.

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Date
1984, printed 2004

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Inkjet print

Dimensions
Sheet: 19 7/8 × 23 7/8in. (50.5 × 60.6 cm) Image: 17 × 21 7/8in. (43.2 × 55.6 cm)

Accession number
2005.163

Edition
3/30

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Jeanne and Richard S. Press

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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artworks/24389

Jay Wolke
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