Hotel Union, Binghamton

Artist Bruce Wrighton (American, 1950 - 1988)

Date1986

MediumChromogenic print

DimensionsImage: 9 11/16 × 7 11/16 inches (24.61 × 19.53 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 7 15/16 inches (25.24 × 20.16 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2011.37.40

SignedBlack stamps on sheet verso, bottom center: "Bruce Wrighton Original Vintage Print / Copyright Estate of Bruce Wrighton"

Inscribednone

MarkingsOn sheet verso, bottom center, in pencil: "BW-B-3B 003"

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DescriptionVintage print. Interior view of bed against wall; image of Jesus hanging on wall.Gallery Label

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During his brief artistic career in the 1980s, Bruce Wrighton photographed working-class subjects in and around his home in the city of Binghamton, in upstate New York. In these spare, architectural interiors, Wrighton focused on certain symbolic elements of the minimal décor, such as the American flag and the painted image of Jesus Christ. By giving these familiar icons formal significance within his composition, Wrighton encourages us to contemplate the way these symbols function as a means to transcend mundane environments.

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