Deana Lawson in the Lionel Hamptons, 2013

Narrator: Taylor talks about this portrait of Deana Lawson, and the circumstances of making it.

Henry Taylor: Deana is a photographer, a really good one, and a dear friend. And I was fortunate enough to go to Haiti with her and watch her in action. I guess this is something I did when I was visiting A. C. Hudgins, who was a collector out in the Hamptons. But, and that's what we'd do out there, or I would do out there. I'd always have canvas there. I think I'm one of those people that just travels with material and likes to engage with nature and with people. And musicians often carry their guitar and play and collaborate and so, I look at it like that. It's just something I enjoy doing. I love to paint.

Narrator: You can find a photograph by Deana Lawson in the sixth floor exhibition, Inheritance. It’s a vivid, commanding work—and you can hear Lawson speak about it on the audio guide. As you’ll see as you explore this room, Lawson is one of many artists Taylor is close with—and whose work he’s inspired by.