Larry Silver

Handstand
1954, printed 1990

A black and white photograph capturing a moment at a bodybuilding or acrobatic event, with one muscular person balancing upside down on the hands of another who is lying on the ground. The person on top has their arms extended and legs straight up, demonstrating strength and balance. In the background, a crowd of spectators watches the performance, and signs reading "Muscle Beach" are visible, indicating the location of the event.

A black and white photograph capturing a moment at a bodybuilding or acrobatic event, with one muscular person balancing upside down on the hands of another who is lying on the ground. The person on top has their arms extended and legs straight up, demonstrating strength and balance. In the background, a crowd of spectators watches the performance, and signs reading "Muscle Beach" are visible, indicating the location of the event.

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Date
1954, printed 1990

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 11in. (35.2 × 27.9 cm) Image: 9 1/2 × 8 1/16in. (24.1 × 20.5 cm)

Accession number
2007.208

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Bruce Silverstein

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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