Bruce Hayes
1993
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 45.1 × 55.9 cm (17 3/4 × 22 in.) sheet: 50.5 × 61 cm (19 7/8 × 24 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Nancy Andrews and Annie O'Neill
Accession Number
2022.122.53
Art Historical Context
**Bruce Hayes**, a captivating gelatin silver print by Nancy Andrews from 1993, offers an intimate portrait that captures the essence of its subject with striking clarity and depth. Measuring 45.1 × 55.9 cm, this black-and-white photograph exemplifies Andrews' skill in traditional darkroom techniques, where light-sensitive gelatin emulsion on paper creates rich tonal gradations and fine details. Produced at a time when digital imaging was emerging, Andrews' choice of gelatin silver medium rooted in 19th-century photography but perfected in the 20th century—highlights a deliberate embrace of an...
About the Artist
Nancy Andrews
Nancy Evelyn Andrews is an American artist and filmmaker whose inventive hybrid works — weaving together animation, puppetry, live-action narrative, documentary, music, and handmade props — have earned her a place among the most original voices in contemporary experimental cinema. She completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Maryland Institute College of Art in 1983 and a Master of Fine Arts at th...