The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 14, 2025

Women Appraising One Another

printed 2005

Larry Fink

(American, 1941–2023)
America
inkjet print
Image: 81.3 x 81.3 cm (32 x 32 in.); Paper: 91.4 x 91.4 cm (36 x 36 in.)
Gift of Mark Schwartz and Bettina Katz in honor of Timothy Rub 2006.190.8
© Larry Fink
Location: Not on view

Description

Acclaimed social documentary photographer Larry Fink is best known for his revealing images of American rituals of pleasure and leisure, observing all social classes with equal interest and clarity. Using a handheld camera, Fink captures an immediacy in his images that helped define a shift from formal documentary photography to a more casual examination of contemporary culture. This photograph from his Oscar Award Portfolio records a starlet’s unabashed critique of her companion. Fink’s snapshot style encourages viewers to read his photographs as neutral observations of public and private moments.
  • Mark Schwartz [1956-2014], Cleveland, OH
    December 4, 2006
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Portraiture: American Photography 1960 to the Present. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 1-September 13, 2009).
    The Cleveland Museum of Art (06/01/2009 - 09/13/2009); "Portraiture: American Photography 1960 to the Present"
  • {{cite web|title=Women Appraising One Another|url=false|author=Larry Fink|year=printed 2005|access-date=14 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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