A.E., Boston
Nicholas Nixon
American, born 1947
1985
A gelatin silver photograph in which the maker quietly records an elderly woman in bed to capture an intimate moment of aging and vulnerability.
A sharp wedge of sunlight slices across her face and a bright, abstract patch on the wall, isolating her profile and clasped hands so the scene reads like a hushed, poignant study of presence and fragility.
Rooted in late-20th-century intimate documentary portraiture, the image brings ordinary, private experiences of aging into view and helped broaden photography’s focus on personal, emotional truth.
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
7 5/8 × 10" (19.5 × 25.5 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Agnes Gund Fund
Accession
113.1985
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