Jean Sabatine's Sixtieth Birthday, Martins Creek, Pennsylvania

May 1992, printed later

Larry Fink

Associated Names
Larry Fink

Artist, American, 1941 - 2023

The image shows two individuals at an outdoor gathering. On the left is a young girl standing, with her hair tied back, wearing a sleeveless top with a polka dot pattern and the word "PORTOFINO" printed across the chest. Beside her, an older woman is slightly bent forward, blowing out the candles on a rectangular cake. She has light-colored, curly hair pulled back with a headband, and is wearing a sleeveless top with a design on it. The scene is set at a table covered with a checkered tablecloth, and a can of lemon-lime soda and some jars are visible on the table. In the background, the setting appears wooded, suggesting it's a picnic or outdoor celebration.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Tony Podesta Collection, Washington, DC

  • Dimensions

    image: 36.5 × 36.4 cm (14 3/8 × 14 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 50.5 × 40.4 cm (19 7/8 × 15 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.33.16

  • 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

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower left in graphite: Fink; by artist, bottom left in graphite: JEAN SABATINE'S Birthday, 5/92

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