Object Details
Artist
Larry Sultan, born New York City 1946-died Greenbrae, CA 2009
Sitter
Mr. Sultan
Exhibition Label
In Portrait of My Father with Newspaper, Irving Sultan reads the Los Angeles Times as light pours in behind him. This carefully composed portrait reveals the artist’s father almost entirely through reflections and shadows. Thin newsprint shields his body from the camera, while only a vague profile of his face is discernible on the right half of the spread.
Prompted by the discovery of a box of home movies, Larry Sultan embarked on an eight-year enquiry into his parents’ lives. He stayed in their home for weeks at a time, interviewing them about their marriage and photographing their domestic activities.
A Democracy of Images: Photographs from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2013
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Nan Tucker McEvoy
Copyright
© 1988, Larry Sultan
Date
1988
Object number
1989.58
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Photography-Photoprint
Medium
chromogenic print
Dimensions
image: 28 5/8 x 34 5/8 in. (72.7 x 87.9 cm.)
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department
Graphic Arts
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Recreation\leisure\reading
Portrait male
Object\written matter\newspaper
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_1989.58