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Catherine Wagner
George Moscone Site Portfolio1981, printed 1983

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Black and white photograph of an urban construction site with dense steel rebar frameworks, a massive diagonal ramp structure under scaffolding, and city buildings in the distance
Black and white photograph of an active construction site, with dense scaffolding and steel framework surrounding a curved structure mid-build; stacked metal rods and lumber lie on muddy ground in the foreground, where a puddle reflects the scaffolding towers; a multistory building and overcast sky visible in the background.
Gelatin silver print of an urban construction site, with dense clusters of conduit pipes and rebar arranged horizontally and vertically against a metal framework, city skyscrapers visible in the background.
Gelatin silver print of an urban construction site viewed from an elevated vantage point, with exposed rebar, concrete foundations, cranes, and scaffolding in the foreground and a city skyline with high-rise buildings under overcast skies in the background.
Gelatin silver print of a large construction site, with stacked lumber and building materials in the foreground, towering scaffolding along both sides, and a crane visible against a cloudy sky in the background.
Gelatin silver print of an urban construction site, with scaffolding and steel framework rising on left and right, stacked lumber and metal drums in the foreground, and a fog-shrouded city skyline with a tower crane visible in the background.
Gelatin silver print, wide-angle view of a waterfront basin surrounded by a dense urban skyline of mid-rise and high-rise buildings. Four large cylindrical objects rest on a wooden dock platform in the foreground, with calm dark water and construction activity visible in the middle ground.
Gelatin silver print, elevated view of a large urban construction site with exposed steel rebar grids in the foreground, curved scaffolding structures mid-ground, construction equipment and vehicles scattered across an open lot, and a city skyline of mid-rise and high-rise buildings receding into the distance under a pale sky.
Gelatin silver print of a large urban construction site, shot from an elevated angle, with exposed rebar grids, scaffolding, cranes, and workers spread across an excavated foundation, a city skyline visible in the background.
Gelatin silver print of an urban construction site, with excavated earth, steel rebar frameworks, and scattered lumber in the foreground; tall downtown skyscrapers visible against a cloudy sky in the background.
Gelatin silver print of an urban construction site, with steel rebar, concrete forms, scaffolding, and stacked I-beams in the foreground; a crane and mid-century office buildings visible against a cloudy sky in the background.
Gelatin silver print of a construction site, low-angle view across a grid of rebar laid flat in the foreground, receding toward a large multi-story rectangular building under overcast skies, with vertical steel supports and urban structures visible in the middle distance.
Artist or Maker
Catherine Wagner
Title
George Moscone Site Portfolio
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1981, printed 1983
Medium
Gelatin-silver print
Dimensions
Image (each): 14 3/8 × 18 5/8 in. (36.51 × 47.31 cm) Primary support (each): 15 15/16 × 20 in. (40.48 × 50.8 cm) Overall: 22 3/16 × 17 13/16 × 1 13/16 in. (56.36 × 45.24 × 4.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Hal Fischer
Accession Number
M.91.354.1-.12
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography