William Miller and Family, Twentieth-Anniversary Party, Martins Creek, Pennsylvania

October 1978

Larry Fink

Associated Names
Larry Fink

Artist, American, 1941 - 2023

This is a photograph of a nighttime scene on a small porch area. The image is cast in a monochromatic scheme. An overhead porch light creates strong shadows against the brick wall behind the figures. The lighting reveals a textured brick wall and a glass-paned door on the left. The ground level is bordered by a decorative metal railing with some foliage growing around it. The overall ambiance is one of candid spontaneity, with contrasts in light and shadow adding depth to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Tony Podesta Collection, Washington, DC

  • Dimensions

    image: 36.9 × 37 cm (14 1/2 × 14 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 50.4 × 40.3 cm (19 13/16 × 15 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.105.49

  • 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, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower center in graphite: Fink; by unknown hand, top left in graphite: LF-SG-635-v03 / (v) LOC 0090 v04

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