Gasparetti Baptism, Martins Creek, Pennsylvania

April 1979

Larry Fink

Associated Names
Larry Fink

Artist, American, 1941 - 2023

The image features several people in a domestic setting around a table. A baby in a white outfit with small cross details lies on a cushioned surface on a dining table. A child with dark hair and a plaid shirt holds the baby's hand. To the right, a man in a white t-shirt stands behind a young girl in a patterned dress. Another child is partially visible behind them. The background shows wooden cabinets, a curtain, and a doorway, indicating a kitchen or dining area.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Tony Podesta Collection, Washington, DC

  • Dimensions

    image: 35.9 × 35.7 cm (14 1/8 × 14 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 50.3 × 40.3 cm (19 13/16 × 15 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.33.10

  • Series Title

    Social Graces

  • 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: 57.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower center in graphite: Fink; by artist, lower right in graphite: 79 / Gasparetti Baptism / Baptism Martins / Creek PA / G; lower right in graphite crossed out: 23 22/37

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