Pail Handle and Nails
Artist
Joan Myers
(American, born 1944)
Date1984 (printed 1990)
MediumPlatinum- palladium print
DimensionsImage: 9 1/8 × 7 in. (23.2 × 17.8 cm)
Support: 16 7/8 × 12 in. (42.9 × 30.5 cm)
Mat: 20 1/16 × 16 in. (51 × 40.6 cm)
Support: 16 7/8 × 12 in. (42.9 × 30.5 cm)
Mat: 20 1/16 × 16 in. (51 × 40.6 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Joan Myers, 2017
Object number2017.5.18
DescriptionStill life arrangement in which the metal and wood handle of a pail arches down from the top alongside the edges of the composition, enclosed a scattering of five nails.eMuseum Notes
Throughout her series Whispered Silences, Myers uses the camera to convey the solemn,
isolated landscapes of former Japanese internment camps, highlighting physical
ruins and abandoned objects. Her photographs of utilitarian objects carry an
emotional poignancy while simultaneously presenting the objects with an
archeological importance. The isolation of the objects within the frame
implores their careful observation. The details of each object speak to their
history while also serving as testimony to the resiliency of human spirit.
On View
Not on viewTerms
- still lifes
- composition (artistic arrangement)
- handles
- nails
- concentration camps
- derelict buildings
- archaeology
- world wars
- patriotism
