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Social Graces

Pat Sabatine’s Eighth Birthday Party, April 1977

1977
(American, 1941–2023)
America, 20th century
gelatin silver print
Image: 24.6 x 25 cm (9 11/16 x 9 13/16 in.); Paper: 35.4 x 27.6 cm (13 15/16 x 10 7/8 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)
Gift of Mark Schwartz and Bettina Katz in honor of Barbara Tannenbaum 2012.463.38
© Larry Fink
Location: not on view
This artwork is known to be under copyright.

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The artist said of his Social Graces series, “It turned out to be not necessarily kind, but certainly honest.”

Description

Larry Fink’s method for photographing parties is quite different from that of the typical event photographer. He does not give people time to adjust their clothing or suggest flattering poses. Instead, Fink prefers to catch his subjects unaware. The Sabatine family seen here are frozen in the midst of awkward gestures, yet the densely packed image conveys the family’s energy, casualness, and closeness.
Pat Sabatine’s Eighth Birthday Party, April 1977

Pat Sabatine’s Eighth Birthday Party, April 1977

1977

Larry Fink

(American, 1941–2023)
America, 20th century

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