San Francisco
1973-1978, printed 1994
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 19.05 × 29.21 cm (7 1/2 × 11 1/2 in.) sheet: 27.94 × 35.56 cm (11 × 14 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mr. Isidore and Mrs. Dorothy (Steinberg) Kavka and Museum Purchase)
Accession Number
2015.19.4563
Art Historical Context
Richard Gordon's *San Francisco*, a gelatin silver print created from images captured between 1973 and 1978 and printed in 4, offers a poignant glimpse into the urban vitality of the city during a transformative era. The modest dimensions—image at 19.05 × 29.21 cm—invite close viewing, emphasizing the intimate scale typical of fine art photography from this period. As part of the National Gallery of Art's Corcoran Collection, acquired through generous gifts and purchases, it reflects the institution's commitment to preserving key works in American photography. The gelatin silver process, a co...
About the Artist
Richard Gordon
Richard Gordon (1945–2012) was a self-taught American photographer born in Chicago, Illinois. He studied political science at the University of Chicago from 1963 to 1967 but discovered photography in 1965 while working at a local studio.) Early in his career, Robert Frank critiqued his work, praising his passion for the medium, and Gordon frequently paid homage to influences like Eugène Atget, Wal...