Nine Stills from My Family's Home Movies

1985-1992

Larry Sultan

Associated Names
Larry Sultan

Artist, American, 1946 - 2009

This image consists of a group of nine candid snapshots showing various suburban scenes. Each individual photo captures different moments in time and is arranged in a grid format. In the top row, the first image shows a construction site with a woman and child walking, the second shows a fairy tale castle, and the third features a person smiling and holding their hair in the wind. The middle row includes a person pushing a lawnmower in front of a suburban house, two children walking down a driveway, and a man relaxing in a small pool. The bottom row shows a child playing with a hula hoop, two people interacting, and a handshake between two individuals. The collection offers glimpses of mid-20th century suburban life, leisure, and familial interactions.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    9 chromogenic prints

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the artist)

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet (each): 41 × 53.6 cm (16 1/8 × 21 1/8 in.)
    framed (each): 42.1 × 54.61 × 3 cm (16 9/16 × 21 1/2 × 1 3/16 in.)
    overall: 126.3 × 163.83 × 3 cm (49 3/4 × 64 1/2 × 1 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4512.a-i

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Larry Sultan, Greenbrae, CA; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1996; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1996

  • From the Collection: Photography as a Reflection of Time, Corcoran Gallery of Art, June 12 – September 8, 1996

1998

  • Developing Illusions, 1873-1998: Photographs from the Corcoran Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, November 14, 1998 – January 18, 1999

2003

  • Both Sides of the Street: Celebrating the Corcoran's Photography Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, August 25 – December 8, 2003

2007

  • Looking for the "There There": California Art from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, November 21, 2007 – April 13, 2008

Inscriptions

.a: on verso of frame, by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: A
.b: on verso of frames b-i, vertical along center right edge, typed in black ink on white label: 200COT CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART / DUE: MAY/ 2/96 ORDER# 7311 / ITEM: TIG1 BLK 16 3/8 X 21 5/16 / QTY: 9.00 / NOTES: ;
by unknown hand, center in graphite: B; lower center crossed out: B
c: on verso of frame, by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: C
d: on verso of frame, by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: D
e: on verso of frame, by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: E
f: on verso of frame, by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: F
g: on verso of frame, by unknown hand, center in graphite: G
h: on verso of frame, by unknown hand, center in graphite: H
i: on verso of frame, by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: I

Wikidata ID

Q64156254

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