Graduation, Bangor High School, Bangor, Pennsylvania

June 1979

Larry Fink

Associated Names
Larry Fink

Artist, American, 1941 - 2023

The image depicts a young boy leaning over a metal railing while descending steps in a set of bleachers. The boy has short, dark hair, and he is wearing a striped, long-sleeve shirt with dark pants. An adult in a horizontal-striped, sleeveless shirt and dark pants is seated nearby, facing away from the viewer, and another person, partially visible, is seated further up wearing dark shoes with a decorative buckle. The background shows a blurred outdoor setting with distant trees and an open sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Tony Podesta Collection, Washington, DC

  • Dimensions

    image: 36.7 × 37.7 cm (14 7/16 × 14 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 50.3 × 40.3 cm (19 13/16 × 15 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.105.3

  • Copyright

    © The Estate of Larry Fink, Courtesy Robert Mann Gallery

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Larry Fink, Martins Creek, PA; Anthony Podesta Collection, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower center in graphite: Larry Fink / JEAN SABATINE / in stripes - 1979; by unknown hand, top left in graphite: LF-SG0500-v02; lower right stamped in black ink: LARRY FINK / P.O. BOX 295 / MARTINS CREEK, PA. 18063; by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: SG/3008/0

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