Gean Harwood and Bruhs Mero
1993
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 21.2 × 30.35 cm (8 3/8 × 11 15/16 in.) sheet: 27.94 × 35.24 cm (11 × 13 7/8 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of the artist)
Accession Number
2015.19.4574
Art Historical Context
Nancy Andrews' *Gean Harwood and Bruhs Mero* (1993) is a striking gelatin silver print, capturing two individuals in a moment of intimate connection. Measuring 21.2 × 30.35 cm, this black-and-white photograph exemplifies the medium's enduring appeal at the close of the 20th century, just as digital imaging began to emerge. Gelatin silver prints, a hallmark of traditional darkroom photography, are prized for their rich tonal range, sharp detail, and subtle gradations of gray—techniques Andrews employs to convey depth and emotion. Created in 1993, the work reflects the artistic vitality of the ...
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...