The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

English Speaking Union, New York City, December 1975

1975

Larry Fink

(American, 1941–2023)
America
gelatin silver print
Image: 25 x 24.8 cm (9 13/16 x 9 3/4 in.); Paper: 35.4 x 27.8 cm (13 15/16 x 10 15/16 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)
Gift of Mark Schwartz and Bettina Katz in honor of Barbara Tannenbaum 2012.463.7
© Larry Fink
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Photographers hired to document parties usually show people having fun.

Description

Larry Fink looks for the moments that reveal the tensions that often underpin social events—people uncomfortable in dress-up clothes and high heels, forced smiles, fake kisses, and awkward social situations. And yes, boredom.
  • 1975-?
    Larry Fink (the artist) [1941-]
    ?-2012
    Mark Schwartz [1956-2014], Cleveland, OH
    March 4, 2013
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2012.463.7