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Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
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Washington, DC 20565

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Starting June 3
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Join us June 6
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
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Norman Mailer, 50th Birthday Party, New York City

1973, printed 1983

Garry Winogrand

Associated Names

Garry Winogrand

Artist, American, 1928 - 1984

Thomas Consilvio

Printer, American

This is an image of a public gathering with multiple people engaged in conversation and photography. The photo shows an individual with curly hair on the right leaning over a podium with a microphone. There are other people surrounding them closely. In the foreground, a photographer with a camera and flash is partially obscured by the back of another person's head. In the background, more people are visible, with one person appearing to adjust or hold camera equipment. The setting seems to be an interior venue with patterned curtains and paneled walls, suggesting a formal or public environment.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Patrons' Permanent Fund
Dimensions

image: 31.3 x 47 cm (12 5/16 x 18 1/2 in.)
sheet: 40.5 x 50.6 cm (15 15/16 x 19 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

2001.67.238
Series Title

15 Big Shots

The image shows a man from behind standing at a podium with one arm raised. He has neatly combed wavy hair and is wearing a dark suit jacket. A microphone is in front of him on the podium. A vintage television set shows his frontal image, displaying his face and hand gestures. The background is blurred, indicating a professional and formal setting with people and equipment visible. — John F. Kennedy, Democratic National Convention, Los Angeles

Garry Winogrand, Thomas Consilvio

1960

15 Big Shots

Garry Winogrand, Thomas Consilvio

1983

Marilyn Monroe, "Seven Year Itch" Set, New York City

Garry Winogrand

1955

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joshua P. Smith, Washington, DC; NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Smith, Joshua P.

Bibliography

1988

Winogrand: Figments from the Real World. Exh. cat. The Museum of Modern Art. New York, 1988, 166.

Inscriptions

lower left verso in graphite: Garry Winogrand 16/100

Wikidata ID

Q64154134

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