Inside Out: Portrait Photographs from the Permanent Collection

Feb 6–May 22, 2004

A black and white photograph depicting a young girl leaning on a wooden door frame on the left, looking directly at the camera with a contemplative expression. On the right, a young man stands inside a rustic room, hands in pockets, smiling slightly towards the camera. The room appears worn, with wooden planks for walls and floor, and a couple of jugs and a radio on the floor beside the man. Handwritten text at the bottom of the image includes names and a date, suggesting personal or artistic significance.
A black and white photograph depicting a young girl leaning on a wooden door frame on the left, looking directly at the camera with a contemplative expression. On the right, a young man stands inside a rustic room, hands in pockets, smiling slightly towards the camera. The room appears worn, with wooden planks for walls and floor, and a couple of jugs and a radio on the floor beside the man. Handwritten text at the bottom of the image includes names and a date, suggesting personal or artistic significance.

Shelby Lee Adams, Melissa and Brice, Johnson's Fork, 1978. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in. (35.4 × 27.6 cm) Image: 12 3/4 × 9 11/16 in. (32.4 × 24.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the artist and Catherine Edelman Gallery 2003.3

Inside Out: Portrait Photographs from the Permanent Collection was curated by Sylvia Wolf.

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