Studio 54, New York City
Larry Fink
American, 1941–2023
May 1977
A gelatin silver print by Larry Fink that freezes one exuberant, theatrical instant on the dance floor of Studio 54, aiming to reveal the glamour, eccentricity, and human drama of 1970s nightlife.
What hits you first is the central figure—her satin gown and long braid caught mid‑swing under a harsh flash—while high-contrast light models faces and fabrics and the rest of the crowd dissolves into shadow, giving the scene a charged, cinematic immediacy.
Made in May 1977, the photo exemplifies Fink’s intimate, confrontational social documentary style that brought a raw, personal realism to images of club culture and helped reshape how photographers recorded public social scenes.
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
14 1/16 × 13 7/8" (35.7 × 35.2 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of the artist
Accession
299.1990
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