Jim Dean
1993
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 32.1 × 35.3 cm (12 5/8 × 13 7/8 in.) sheet: 47.3 × 40.3 cm (18 5/8 × 15 7/8 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Nancy Andrews and Annie O'Neill
Accession Number
2022.122.14
Art Historical Context
In the National Gallery of Art's collection, Nancy Andrews' *Jim Dean* (1993) stands as a striking gelatin silver print, a medium celebrated for its rich tonal gradations and tactile depth. Measuring 32.1 × 35.3 cm in its image area, this photograph exemplifies the enduring appeal of traditional darkroom techniques at a time when digital imaging was emerging. Andrews, through this gift alongside Annie O'Neill, contributed to the museum's robust holdings in contemporary photography. Created in 1993, the work captures a moment in late-20th-century portraiture, where artists like Andrews favored...
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...