Larry Johnson

1986

David Robbins

Associated Names
David Robbins

Artist, American, born 1957

The image is a close-up portrait showing a person's face and the top part of their shoulders. The person is facing forward and positioned centrally in the frame, looking directly at the camera. The individual has light skin and short, neatly combed dark hair, with facial features including a smooth forehead, straight eyebrows, prominent cheekbones, and a slight smile. They are wearing a dark, textured sweater that can be seen partially at the neckline. There is no visible jewelry or objects held. The background is a blurred gray, with the name "Larry Johnson" written in white in the bottom left corner of the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Eileen and Michael Cohen

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 25.4 × 20.32 cm (10 × 8 in.)
    framed: 27.31 × 22.23 cm (10 3/4 × 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.171.4

  • Series Title

    Talent


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(How Many Pictures, Inc., New York); Eileen Cohen, New York, 1990; gift to NGA, 2019.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in negative: Larry Johnson; on verso of frame, by unknown hand, upper center in blue ink: 408


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