Charlie

Artist Gary Schneider (American, born South Africa, 1954)

Date1996

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 36 1/16 × 29 inches (91.6 × 73.66 cm)
Sheet: 36 5/8 × 29 1/2 inches (93.03 × 74.93 cm)
Mount: 40 1/8 × 32 1/8 inches (101.92 × 81.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.603

SignedOn sheet recto, lower right, in pencil: "GARY SCHNEIDER"

InscribedOn sheet recto, bottom center, in pencil: "CHARLIE 1996 4/5"

Markingsnone

Edition/State/Proofed. 4/5

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DescriptionImage of a person's hand (palm).Gallery Label

Gallery Label

This image records a literal trace of human touch. In a darkroom, Gary Schneider asked a friend to press his hand directly on a sheet of black-and white film. The natural oils of the skin imprinted on the film and helped produce the image we see.

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