Real Estate #91117
1990
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chromogenic print
Dimensions
image: 15.24 × 22.86 cm (6 × 9 in.) sheet: 20.32 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of David Knaus, in Honor of the 25th Anniversary of Photography at the National Gallery of Art
Accession Number
2014.159.1.27
Art Historical Context
Henry Wessel's *Real Estate #91117* (1990) is a striking chromogenic print, a photographic process that emerged in the mid-20th century and popular for its vibrant, durable results. Measuring a modest 6 × 9 inches on an 8 × 10-inch sheet, this intimate-scale image captures the artist's keen eye for the American everyday. Wessel, a pioneering figure in contemporary photography, often explored suburban landscapes and urban edges, blending documentary precision with subtle poetic insight. The title hints at Wessel's interest in real estate as a lens on transience and human imprint on the land, a...
About the Artist
Henry Wessel
Henry Wessel (1942–2018) was an American photographer celebrated for his spare, clear-eyed photographs of everyday life in the American West and beyond. Born in Teaneck, New Jersey, he studied at Pennsylvania State University and later at the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he worked with the influential photographer Minor White. White's emphasis on photography as a medium of carefu...