Washington, DC
October 14, 1990
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View on museum website →Medium
inkjet print
Dimensions
image: 24.1 × 29.6 cm (9 1/2 × 11 5/8 in.) sheet: 27 × 35.3 cm (10 5/8 × 13 7/8 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of the Artist in memory of his great grandfather, James Clarke Welling, longtime Washington D.C. resident
Accession Number
2020.158.51
Art Historical Context
James Welling's *Washington, DC* (1990) captures the nation's capital through the lens of a photographer renowned for his innovative explorations of light, color, and abstraction. Created as an inkjet print—a relatively new digital reproduction technique at the time that allowed for precise, vibrant color rendering—this 24.1 × 29.6 cm image reflects the transition from traditional darkroom processes to early digital photography in the late 20th century. Housed in the National Gallery of Art's Department of Photographs, it exemplifies how artists began leveraging technology to expand photograph...
About the Artist
James Welling
James Welling, born in 1951 in Hartford, Connecticut, emerged as one of the most innovative voices in contemporary American photography through a multidisciplinary path that shaped his experimental ethos. He began his artistic training at Carnegie-Mellon University, studying drawing under Gandy Brodie, a second-generation Abstract Expressionist, before exploring modern dance at the University of P...