Untitled, Guyana #2

1972

Shawn Walker

Associated Names
Shawn Walker

Artist, American, born 1940

The image shows a young man in uniform from the waist up. He is positioned slightly leaning to his left with his left elbow resting on the back of an ornate armchair. His facial features are defined, with a serious expression, and he has short cropped hair under a peaked cap bearing an emblem. He is wearing a light-colored, short-sleeved shirt with two breast pockets, shoulder epaulets, and stripes around the sleeve. A badge or insignia marked with "8768" is visible on the shirt front. Around his waist is a thick belt with a large ornamental buckle, and there is a cord looped over his shoulder. A bracelet can be seen on his left wrist. In the background, there is a portion of a lamp on a side table, part of a patterned chair, and a textured wall.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.78 × 12.38 cm (7 × 4 7/8 in.)
    mount: 35.56 × 27.94 cm (14 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.91.2


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Shawn Walker, New York; NGA purchase (through Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York), 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, below image lower right in black ink: Shawn Walker; on verso, artist stamp in black ink on white label affixed to top center: This Photograph Shall Not Be Reproduced / In Any Form Without Written Authorization / By W. SHAWN WALKER / Copyright © 1973 / FOTOS by SHAWN WALKER; by artist in blue ink: Guyana S.A. 1972; by unknown hand, along bottom in graphite: SWA-00053-SP 6 3/4 x 4 1/2


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