Carl Alston

Artist/Donor Glen McClure (American, born 1954)

CultureAmerican

DateNovember 14, 1998

MediumSelenium toned gelatin silver print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 17 1/8 × 12 7/8 in. (43.5 × 32.7 cm)
Overall: 19 13/16 × 15 11/16 in. (50.3 × 39.8 cm)
Overall, Mat: 32 × 26 in. (81.3 × 66 cm)

Credit LineGift of the artist

Object number2001.29

Not on view

DescriptionThi is a selenium toned gelatin silver print. A man stands in a trench coat, leaning on a cane with his right hand, looking at the viewer. In his left hand, he holds the a copy of the New York Times in braille; it is pressed between his left forearm and body.

ProvenanceGlen McClure, 1998-2001; Gift of Glen McClure to the Chrysler Museum of Art, 2001. Exhibition History"History of Photography," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photography Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va, Fall, 2001. "The Nexus," Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, VA, January 25 - April 28, 2013. Published ReferencesTemple West, "Developing a Lifelong Dream," _Port Folio Weekly_ (Virginia Beach, Va.: Port Folio Weekly, June 20, 2000): 14-15.