International Center of Photography, Peter Beard Opening, New York City

November 1977

Larry Fink

Associated Names
Larry Fink

Artist, American, 1941 - 2023

The image shows a close-up of two people embracing. One person's head and hands are visible, whereas only the hands of the other person are visible. The person with shoulder-length, wavy light-colored hair is wearing a dark garment. The hands of the individual embracing them are gently placed on their back with fingers slightly splayed. The hands of the other person also appear to be wearing a suit, as seen from the shirt cuffs and part of a jacket near the wrists. The background is dark and nondescript, focusing on the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Tony Podesta Collection, Washington, DC

  • Dimensions

    image: 36 × 37.4 cm (14 3/16 × 14 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 50.3 × 40.4 cm (19 13/16 × 15 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.33.14

  • 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: 9.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower center in graphite: Fink; by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: 11; bottom right in graphite: 79.434

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