Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2019.

Old Man on Stone Stairs, Philadelphia

Artist Don Donaghy (American, 1936 - 2008)

CultureAmerican

Date1962

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 19 9/16 × 13 1/8 in. (49.7 × 33.3 cm)
Overall, Support: 20 × 15 7/8 in. (50.8 × 40.3 cm)
Overall, Mat: 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)

SignedVerso, bottom center, pencil signed: Don Donaghy, Phila. 1962

InscribedVerso, upper left, pencil: 3780

Credit LineGift of Linda and Michael McGraw

Object number2019.14.11

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DescriptionThis black and white photograph deicts a man walking up stone stairs. He holds on to the handrail on either side. There is a strong contrast in light, leaving his head in complete shadow.
ProvenancePhotographs Do Not Bend Gallery, Dallas, Texas; Mike and Linda McGraw, purchased from gallery, 1999; Chrysler Museum of Art, gift from the McGraws in 2019.