Julie, Martins Creek, Pennsylvania

Summer 1981

Larry Fink

Associated Names
Larry Fink

Artist, American, 1941 - 2023

The image displays a woman in profile stepping through a doorway, pushing open a door with her right hand. She has short curly hair and prominent cheekbones, wearing a sleeveless top with a polka dot pattern. The woman appears calm as she looks ahead. In the interior, part of a sign reads "WELCOME HOME JOHN!" with a person inside partially obscured in shadow. The setting shows sharp contrasts between light and shadow, featuring the external house siding panels partially illuminated by a bright light source.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Tony Podesta Collection, Washington, DC

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.7 × 46 cm (12 1/16 × 18 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 40.3 × 50.4 cm (15 7/8 × 19 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.33.18

  • 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: 71.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower center in graphite: Fink; by artist, lower left in graphite: Julie, Summer 1981

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