William Leavitt

Spectral Analysis
1977, printed 2011

A triptych of images: on the left, a star-shaped wall lamp casts a warm glow; in the center, a hand with a large, reflective ring is partially illuminated; on the right, a collection of colorful, vertical drapery panels in shades of pink, orange, brown, and purple.

A triptych of images: on the left, a star-shaped wall lamp casts a warm glow; in the center, a hand with a large, reflective ring is partially illuminated; on the right, a collection of colorful, vertical drapery panels in shades of pink, orange, brown, and purple.

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Date
1977, printed 2011

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Three chromogenic prints mounted on plastic

Dimensions
Overall: 16 × 60 1/8in. (40.6 × 152.7 cm) Mount: 16 1/16 × 60 1/8 × 1/8in. (40.8 × 152.7 × 0.3 cm)

Accession number
2014.2

Edition
2/3 | 2 APs

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

Rights and reproductions
© William Leavitt

API
artworks/43172

Exhibitions

America Is Hard to See

May 1–Sept 27, 2015

William Leavitt
2 works in the collection

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