Anthony Hernandez

Landscapes for the Homeless, #17

1989, printed 1994

Large flattened cardboard sheet lying on dry grass with a few crumpled wrappers nearby.

Large flattened cardboard sheet lying on dry grass with a few crumpled wrappers nearby.

Not on view

Date
1989, printed 1994

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Silver dye bleach print

Dimensions
Sheet (sight): 15 1/2 × 19 3/8 in. (39.4 × 49.2 cm) Image (sight): 15 1/2 × 19 3/8 in. (39.4 × 49.2 cm)

Accession number
2018.80.11

Edition
Unique

Credit line
Purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Anthony Hernandez

API
artworks/57732

Part of a series:
Landscapes for the Homeless, 1988-1991
26 works

A torn chain-link fence surrounds a trash-filled vacant lot with discarded car parts and debris.

Large torn cardboard with three square holes propped against a metal railing under a bridge.

Makeshift sleeping area under a concrete overpass with scattered pots, jugs, boots, and a worn blanket.

Discarded takeout boxes, plastic forks, and cigarette butts scattered across a dirt-covered ground.

A dark sweater draped over a tree branch and covered in yellow pollen or seeds.

A yellow telephone handset lies abandoned among dirty rags, sticks, and green ivy.

A makeshift sleeping nook with a blanket and personal items inside a concrete alcove.

Worn mattresses and floral blankets strewn on a concrete floor under a stained wall.

Several dirty pots, pans, and cups scattered on the ground under tangled bushes in a wooded area.

A worn mattress and blankets form a makeshift bed under low tree branches in a wooded area.

Anthony Hernandez
28 works in the collection, 3 exhibitions

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