A black and white photograph of a teenage girl wearing a halter top and shorts, laughing, with …

Girls on Porch – Martins Creek, Pa. 1977

Artist Larry Fink (American, 1941 - 2023)

Date1977

Mediumgelatin silver print on Portriga Rapid Agfa paper and with an Omega D2v enlarger, over matted on 4-ply 100% rag archival board

DimensionsImage: 14 15/16 × 15 inches (37.9 × 38.1 cm)
Sheet: 19 13/16 × 15 15/16 inches (50.3 × 40.5 cm)

Portfolio/Series"Making Out, 1957-1980" portfolio

Credit LineGift of The Estrin Family.

Object number2011.19.2.2

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Copyright© Larry Fink. The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextFrom 1974 through 1982, Larry Fink explored the seemingly disparate worlds of Manhattan socialites and a working-class family in rural Pennsylvania as part of his Social Graces series. Having moved to a farm in upstate Pennsylvania, Fink found himself immersed in a social scene that was considerably different from the glittering dance floors of Studio 54, a popular New York City disco club of the time. The Sabatine family warmly welcomed him into their inner circle, inviting him to family events, including graduations and birthday parties. His photographs are taken with an eye toward exposing the humanity of his subjects as he tries “[reaching] deeply into the pulsing matter of what it means to be alive and being vulnerable and seeing if I can cast an emotional legacy about being human.”

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