San Francisco
1960
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 32 x 20.4 cm (12 5/8 x 8 1/16 in.) sheet: 35.3 x 27.9 cm (13 7/8 x 11 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond W. Merritt
Accession Number
1996.61.4
About the Artist
Ralph Gibson
Ralph Gibson, born January 16, 1939, in Los Angeles, California—the son of an assistant director who worked with Alfred Hitchcock—grew up immersed in the glamour of Hollywood film sets, igniting his passion for the visual image. At age 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving as a Photographers Mate and studying photography through 1960. He honed his skills further at the San Francisco Art Instit...