The Hollywood Suites (Windows) #23
1977
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gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 24.4 × 32.3 cm (9 5/8 × 12 11/16 in.) sheet: 27.8 × 35.5 cm (10 15/16 × 14 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon
Accession Number
2018.177.687
Art Historical Context
Steve Kahn's *The Hollywood Suites (Windows #23* (1977) is a captivating gelatin silver print from the National Gallery of Art's collection, generously gifted by Mary and Dan. Captured during the late 1970s, this 24.4 × 32.3 cm image belongs to Kahn's acclaimed *Hollywood Suites* series, documented the intimate, transient spaces of Hollywood motel rooms. The "#23" designation highlights its place in a numbered sequence, suggesting a methodical exploration of everyday architecture and light. As a gelatin silver print—a traditional black-and-white photographic process prized for its rich tonal ...
About the Artist
Steve Kahn
Steve Kahn (1943–2018) was an American photographer born on December 29, 1943, in Los Angeles to Virginia and Eugene Kahn. Demonstrating an early passion for the medium, he shot assignments for a local newspaper while still in grade school and later worked as a photojournalist on the streets of Los Angeles starting in 1968, contributing as a stringer to magazines like *Life* and *Newsweek*. Kahn e...