Untitled from the series Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Artist
Salvatore (Sal) Lopes
(American, b. 1943)
CultureAmerican
DateNovember 1986
MediumCibachrome print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 15 15/16 × 20 in. (40.5 × 50.8 cm)
Overall, Support: 22 × 25 15/16 in. (55.9 × 65.9 cm)
Overall, Support: 22 × 25 15/16 in. (55.9 × 65.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number87.357
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a cibachrome print photograph. A single candle, upright in one hand, is held next to the Vietnam Veteran Memorial Wall, illuminating several names while the other hand touches the surface of the wall. The candle reflects against the highly polished wall.Exhibition History"A History of Photography: 15 Years at the Chrysler Museum," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va.; September 11, 1993 - March 6, 1994. "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), 114-115.
Salvatore (Sal) Lopes
November 1986
