Robert Longo

1986

David Robbins

Associated Names
David Robbins

Artist, American, born 1957

The image is a black and white portrait showing the head and shoulders of a person. The person is facing the camera with a slight tilt to the left. They have distinct facial features, including a strong jawline, slightly smiling lips, thick eyebrows, and voluminous, dark, wavy hair styled with fullness and height. The person is wearing a dark shirt or jacket with a high collar. The background is plain and dark. In the bottom left corner, the name "Robert Longo" is visible in a lighter font.
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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

    2019.171.13

  • 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: Robert Longo; on verso of frame, by unknown hand, lower center in blue ink inverted: 408

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