The Band

1993

Nancy Andrews

Associated Names
Nancy Andrews

Artist, American, born 1963

The image shows the upper bodies of four individuals holding saxophones in various positions. The central figure is leaning back and playing the saxophone with closed eyes, wearing a shiny bomber jacket. Another person is on the right, smiling and wearing glasses with large rectangular frames, dressed casually. Each person has dark hair styled in different ways. Throughout the image, there are arms and hands holding saxophones, either being played or held up, casting shadows on the textured wall behind them. The background features a plain surface with a subtle pattern.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Nancy Andrews and Annie O'Neill

  • Dimensions

    image: 35.3 × 41.9 cm (13 7/8 × 16 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 40.4 × 50.8 cm (15 7/8 × 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.122.63

  • Copyright

    © Nancy Andrews

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Nancy Andrews, Arlington, VA; gift to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Nancy Andrews © 1994; lower left: "The Band”; by unknown hand, lower right perpendicular: 112706 / BAND / #20A / [illegible initials circled]

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