James Welling

July 10, 1980
1980

A black and white photograph depicting a textured surface that resembles crumpled foil or a reflective material with light reflecting off its uneven surface, creating a high-contrast image with a dark background. The photo is bordered by a black frame on a white background.
A black and white photograph depicting a textured surface that resembles crumpled foil or a reflective material with light reflecting off its uneven surface, creating a high-contrast image with a dark background. The photo is bordered by a black frame on a white background.

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Date
1980

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print mounted on paperboard

Dimensions
Sheet: 3 15/16 × 5in. (10 × 12.7 cm) Image: 3 3/16 × 4 1/8in. (8.1 × 10.5 cm) Mount (board): 3 15/16 × 5 × 1/16in. (10 × 12.7 × 0.2 cm) Mount (mat board): 17 × 14in. (43.2 × 35.6 cm) Frame: 17 7/16 × 14 7/16 × 1in. (44.3 × 36.7 × 2.5 cm)

Accession number
96.20

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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James Welling
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