Portrait Relocation
1976
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 19.3 x 45.7 cm (7 5/8 x 18 in.) mount: 58 x 57.7 x 0.1 cm (22 13/16 x 22 11/16 x 1/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection
Accession Number
2007.6.53
Art Historical Context
**Portrait Relocation**, created by Italian-born artist Lucio Pozzi in 6, is a striking gelatin silver print that captures the playful essence of conceptual photography from the post-minimalist era. Measuring 19.3 x 45.7 cm in its panoramic image format—mounted on a near-square support of about 58 x 57.7 cm—this black-and-white photograph exemplifies the gelatin silver process, a refined 20th-century technique prized for its rich tonal range and sharp detail, widely used by artists pushing photography's boundaries beyond documentation. Pozzi, active in New York City's vibrant 1970s art scene,...