Larry Fink

Beatniks
1959

A black and white photograph of a crowded beach scene with various people sunbathing and walking around. In the foreground, a person is seated on the sand with their back to the camera, displaying a makeshift sunburn protection made of taped white strips on their back.

A black and white photograph of a crowded beach scene with various people sunbathing and walking around. In the foreground, a person is seated on the sand with their back to the camera, displaying a makeshift sunburn protection made of taped white strips on their back.

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Date
1959

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 7/8in. (50.5 × 40.3 cm) Image: 14 5/8 × 14 5/8in. (37.2 × 37.2 cm)

Accession number
96.227.59

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Stephen L. and Linda G. Singer

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Larry Fink
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