Trinity Test Site (August, 1945)
Artist
Nina Elder
(born 1981 Colorado Springs, Colorado; lives Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Date2012
Mediumgraphite and radioactive charcoal on paper
DimensionsSheet: 22 × 30 in. (55.9 × 76.2 cm)
ClassificationsDrawings, Pastels & Watercolors
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase, 2017 General Obligation Bonds
Object numberPC2020.9.4
DescriptionA graphite drawing of an aerial view of the Trinity bomb crater. A large crater dominates the composition with its dark penumbra. In the background, mountains climb to the horizon. Clouds cast ominous shadows throughout the composition.On View
Not on viewGreg MacGregor
negative 1975, printed 2022