Benefit, The Museum of Modern Art, New York City

June 1977

Larry Fink

Associated Names
Larry Fink

Artist, American, 1941 - 2023

The image depicts two people in a close embrace, visible from the waist up. The man is positioned slightly to the right, facing the camera, with his arm wrapped around the woman's back. His face is visible, revealing an older man with light-colored, receding hair, a smiling expression, but no specific detail of his eyes or nose. He wears a dark suit with a bow tie, and his visible hand features a ring on his ring finger and a watch on his wrist. The woman is seen from behind, showing her bare back with a halter-neck dress strap tied around her neck. Her dark hair falls to her shoulders, adorned with a large flower. The background is dark, emphasizing the subjects in the foreground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Tony Podesta Collection, Washington, DC

  • Dimensions

    image: 37.1 × 37.2 cm (14 5/8 × 14 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 50.4 × 40.4 cm (19 13/16 × 15 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.33.4

  • 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, 2018.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1984

  • Fink, Larry. Social Graces. New York, 1984: 23.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom left in graphite: Fink; by artist, across bottom in graphite: Benefit, The Museum of Modern Art, NYC June, 1977


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