Rubbing - West Wall from the series Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Artist
Salvatore (Sal) Lopes
(American, b. 1943)
CultureAmerican
DateJune 1984
MediumCibachrome print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 18 × 12 1/8 in. (45.7 × 30.8 cm)
Overall, Support: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Overall, Support: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number87.352
Not on view
DescriptionThis is one photo from a series of cibachrome prints. Three men wearing military uniforms and a camo t-shirt attempt to rub a name from the Vietnam Memorial. One man stands on the ground reaching upward while two others are above, reaching down to hold the paper in place.Exhibition History"The Wall: Photographed by Sal Lopes," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., November 3, 1987 - January 10, 1988. Published ReferencesSal Lopes, intro by Michael Norman, _The Wall: Images and Offerings from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial_ (New York: Collins Publishers, Inc., 1987), 53.
Salvatore (Sal) Lopes
November 1986
