Kumiko Shirai
1997
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View on museum website →Medium
chromogenic print
Dimensions
image: 23 7/8 x 18 1/2 in. (60.6 x 47 cm) sheet: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.) support: 79.4 x 66.7 cm (31 1/4 x 26 1/4 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of the Heather and Tony Podesta Collection
Accession Number
2006.159.20
Art Historical Context
Sharon Lockhart’s 1997 photograph “Kumiko Shirai” is a chromogenic print, a color photographic process prized for its rich tonal range and archival stability. Measuring roughly 24 by 20 inches on the sheet, the work exemplifies the late-twentieth-century shift toward large-scale color photography in museum collections. Its generous margins and mounted presentation invite viewers to consider both the subject and the material qualities of the print itself. As a gift to the National Gallery of Art from the Heather and Tony Podesta Collection, the photograph now resides in the museum’s photograph...