String
<p>Jimmy DeSana, <em>String</em>, 1977–1978. Gelatin silver print, sheet (sight): 9 7/8 × 7 1/8 in. (25.1 × 18.1 cm) Image (sight): 9 5/8 × 6 7/8 in. (24.4 × 17.5 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Anne and William J. Hokin 2024.33</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1977
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Sheet (sight): 9 7/8 × 7 1/8 in. (25.1 × 18.1 cm) Image (sight): 9 5/8 × 6 7/8 in. (24.4 × 17.5 cm)
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Artist
- Jimmy DeSana
Artist
Photography
Jimmy DeSana was an American photographer and performance artist active from the 1970s onward. Working primarily in color photography and staged tableaux, he created formally composed images that merged portraiture, still life, and theatrical mise-en-scène to explore questions of identity, desire, and representation. His practice engaged with the visibility and legibility of the body in photographic space, often employing bold color saturation and deliberate artificiality of setting.
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Record
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- Jimmy DeSana
- Year
- 1977
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Sheet (sight): 9 7/8 × 7 1/8 in. (25.1 × 18.1 cm) Image (sight): 9 5/8 × 6 7/8 in. (24.4 × 17.5 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1977-166825
Source
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Source
- whitney
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified