Name/Title
Untitled (staircase)Entry/Object ID
2020.19Description
Black and white image of a dark staircase juxtaposed with two human faces. The piece is of two photographs mounted to a hardboard.Context
Untitled (staircase) (1994) encapsulates photographer and video artist Eileen Cowin’s merging of the experimental, conceptual, and experimental: shown as a kind of montage of two still frames, Cowin juxtaposes a haunting image of a staircase with an enigmatic image of a male and female mouth, leaving the viewer to complete the image by weaving its two sides together into a coherent narrative.Acquisition
Accession
2020.14-20Source or Donor
The David C. & Sarajean Ruttenberg Arts FoundationAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of The David C. & Sarajean Ruttenberg Arts FoundationInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
VersoTranscription
2/5Material/Technique
graphiteLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsGetty AAT
Concept
photographic prints, positives (photographs), photographs, visual works (works)Hierarchy Name
Visual Works (hierarchy name), Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)Facet
Objects FacetLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Staircases, MouthsDimensions
Dimension Notes
14 x 21 in.