Untitled (New York City)
c. 1980
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 52.5 × 35 cm (20 11/16 × 13 3/4 in.) sheet: 56.4 × 39.7 cm (22 3/16 × 15 5/8 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Charina Endowment Fund
Accession Number
2018.82.3
About the Artist
Shawn Walker
Shawn Walker, born on November 26, 1940, in Harlem, New York City to parents Florine Walker and William Fletcher, discovered photography early through his uncle, an avid photographer who introduced him to the medium in 1949. He honed his skills at Benjamin Franklin High School, where he majored in photography after enrolling in 1954, before earning a BFA from Empire State College in 1980. By 1960,...