Shoreline, Staten Island
| Artist | Mary Reilly (American, b. 1963) |
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| Title | Shoreline, Staten Island |
| Date | 2011 |
| Medium | Graphite on paper |
| Dimensions | Image: 23 1/2 × 17 15/16 in. (59.7 × 45.6 cm) Sheet: 23 1/2 × 17 15/16 in. (59.7 × 45.6 cm) Framed: 28 3/4 × 23 1/4 in. (73 × 59.1 cm) |
| Credit Line | Gift of Garvey | Simon, New York, NY, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 2018.55 |
| This artwork is currently off display. You may be able to see this artwork by filling out an art viewing room request. | |
A image in shades of gray depicting prairie grass swaying in the wind against a cloudy sky.
A contemporary photorealist, Mary Reilly is noted for her soft tonal effects and devotion to drawing, which she creates by using pencil and graphite powder manipulated through a reductive process of erasure. This work highlights the often overlooked small plants and minutiae found all around us, instead of meditating on the big picture of the universe. Working in New York City—a so-called concrete jungle—Reilly sought to showcase isolated spots of nature found in all five boroughs. Without any indication of a broader urban setting, these simple grasses have the grandeur of skyscrapers.
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"Shoreline, Staten Island | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=2018.55