Brian Hastings
2009, printed 2010
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View on museum website →Medium
inkjet print
Dimensions
image: 81.28 × 45.72 cm (32 × 18 in.) sheet: 91.44 × 50.8 cm (36 × 20 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kimberly and John F. Zwetchkenbaum
Accession Number
2014.149.4
Art Historical Context
**Brian Hastings**, a striking inkjet print by Lucas Samaras from 2009 (printed 2010), the essence of contemporary portraiture at the National Gallery of Art Measuring 81.28 × 45.72 cm (32 × 18 in.) in its image area, this photograph showcases Samaras's mastery in translating digital imagery into vivid, large-scale prints. Acquired as a gift from Kimberly and John F. Zwkenbaum, it resides in the CPH department, highlighting the museum's commitment to modern photographic innovation. Lucas Samaras, a Greek-American artist born in 1934, is celebrated for his boundary-pushing experiments across m...
About the Artist
Lucas Samaras
Lucas Samaras, a Greek-born American artist renowned for his boundary-defying explorations of self and identity, was born on September 14, 1936, in Kastoria, Greece. Immigrating to the United States with his family in 1948 amid the turmoil of World War II and the Greek Civil War, he settled in West New York, New Jersey. Samaras pursued studies at Rutgers University from 1955 to 1959, where he befr...