John Sabatine and Father-in-Law, Martins Creek, Pennsylvania
June 1977
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gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 36 × 36.7 cm (14 3/16 × 14 7/16 in.) sheet: 50.8 × 40.64 cm (20 × 16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Tony Podesta Collection, Washington, DC
Accession Number
2017.160.17
Art Historical Context
In the intimate black-and-white photograph *John Sabatine and Father-Law, Martins Creek, Pennsylvania* (June 1977), Larry Fink captures a tender moment between two men in rural eastern Pennsylvania. Printed as a gelatin silver print—a classic darkroom process prized for its rich tonal depth and fine grain—this square-format image (36 × 36.7 cm) exemplifies Fink's mastery of candid portraiture. The medium's archival quality ensures the work's longevity, allowing viewers to connect with the textures of everyday life from the late 1970s. Fink, a renowned American photographer associated with soc...
About the Artist
Larry Fink
Larry Fink (1941–2023) was a pioneering American photographer renowned for his raw, black-and-white images that pierced the veneers of social gatherings, revealing the human condition across class divides. Born Laurence Bruce Fink on March 11, 1941, in Brooklyn, New York, to a Jewish family—his father Bernard a lawyer, his mother Sylvia an anti-nuclear activist—he grew up in a politically charged ...