Jeannette Montgomery Barron

Jean-Michel Basquiat
1984, printed 1985

A black and white photograph capturing a person sitting in a dark room with strong light and shadow contrasts. The individual appears contemplative, seated in an ornate chair, with shadows casting patterns on the wall and floor.
A black and white photograph capturing a person sitting in a dark room with strong light and shadow contrasts. The individual appears contemplative, seated in an ornate chair, with shadows casting patterns on the wall and floor.

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Date
1984, printed 1985

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 15/16in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm) Image: 9 1/8 × 8 15/16in. (23.2 × 22.7 cm)

Accession number
2018.73

Edition
18/25

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the artist

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/58004

Jeannette Montgomery Barron
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