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Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

John Royston, Easton, Massachusetts

2006

Nicholas Nixon

Associated Names

Nicholas Nixon

Artist, American, born 1947

This grayscale photograph shows a close-up of the back of a person's bald head, neck, and the very top of their shoulders. The person is positioned with their back to us, slightly turned to the right, revealing one ear. Their skin appears pale and textured. The background is plain and dark.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of the Pilara Family Foundation
Dimensions

image: 60.96 × 50.8 cm (24 × 20 in.)
framed: 74.93 × 64.77 × 3.81 cm (29 1/2 × 25 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

2025.104.22

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco); Andrew Pilara, Pilara Family Foundation, San Francisco, CA, 2007; gift to NGA, 2025.

Associated Names

Pilara, Andy

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