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Large Format Polaroid Photograph Color Photo David Levinthal Black Americana Art
By David Levinthal
Located in Surfside, FL
David Levinthal Title: Untitled Edition: 2/5 Hand signed, numbered and dated in ink on recto Date: 1997 Original Polaroid Large Format Print (Photo-Internal dye diffusion transfer) Location: Cambridge Massachusetts United States Dimensions: Image: 28 X 22 in. Framed: 36 X 30 inches This depicts a still life of African American Blackface iron toys from his provocative, controversial photo series. This body of work is drawn from David Levinthal’s project Blackface, dating from 1995-1998, it featured blackface Polaroids of his original memorabilia, drawn from the artist’s African American Americana personal collection, that are the Polaroid’s subject matter. Levinthal’s collection of black memorabilia evolved into Blackface, a stimulating and controversial body of work. The title, according to Levinthal, “makes reference to the many facades, poise and physicality of these figures.” The title is also taken from the name of a journal of a black film-making company and is a term referring to both blacks and whites. Traditionally associated with minstrel, these images were used to perpetuate negative stereotypes. Levinthal’s work was originally intended to be exhibited at Philadelphia’s ICA in 1997. However, the show was cancelled when it became a cause célèbre as a result of its controversial subject-matter. Subsequently, images from the series were exhibited at the International Center of Photography and at Janet Borden, Inc. in New York. Levinthal’s initial inspiration for Blackface was D.W.Griffith’s 1915 film “Birth of a Nation,” a groundbreaking film of its time and a watershed moment in the cultural wars. It’s extreme and racist depictions of African Americans fueled a debate over the efficacy and motivation of using racially charged images that continues to reverberate in our culture today. Levinthal’s Blackface was originally intended to be a series based on “Birth of a Nation,” but the focus of the work shifted to the inscription of racially charged identities – what these collectibles convey, how they function within society, and how they continue to polarize social attitudes – within material objects produced and packaged as consumer goods. Levinthal works using a 20 x 24 inch Polaroid Polacolor ER Land Film which results in a large format Polaroid...
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1990s Contemporary David Levinthal Art

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Color, Polaroid

Baseball, 04-PC-BB-89, #1/5
By David Levinthal
Located in Park City, UT
David Levinthal is a central figure in American postmodern photography. Since 1972, he has photographed dolls and toys in settings that force us to question their apparent innocence. The Baseball...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Levinthal Art

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Polaroid

Untitled (from the "Wild West" series)
By David Levinthal
Located in New York, NY
Cibachrome print (Edition of 25) Signed and numbered, verso This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Price includes matting and framing. American photographer David Levinthal re-stages historical events using toy...
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1980s Contemporary David Levinthal Art

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Color

Wild West 89-PC-C-33, AP
By David Levinthal
Located in Park City, UT
David Levinthal is a central figure in American postmodern photography. Since 1972, he has photographed dolls and toys in settings that force us to question their apparent innocence....
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1980s Contemporary David Levinthal Art

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Polaroid

Untitled from American Beauties (Red Swimsuit, AB 26)
By David Levinthal
Located in Park City, UT
DAVID LEVTINTHAL was born in San Francisco and received his MFA in Photography from Yale University. He has had numerous solo and group exhibitions at institutions including the Whit...
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1980s David Levinthal Art

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Polaroid

Untitled from America Beauties (Hula Girl, AB 12)
By David Levinthal
Located in Park City, UT
DAVID LEVTINTHAL was born in San Francisco and received his MFA in Photography from Yale University. He has had numerous solo and group exhibitions at institutions including the Whit...
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1980s David Levinthal Art

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Polaroid

Untitled from Wild West (94-PC-C-17)
By David Levinthal
Located in Park City, UT
DAVID LEVTINTHAL was born in San Francisco and received his MFA in Photography from Yale University. He has had numerous solo and group exhibitions at institutions including the Whit...
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1980s David Levinthal Art

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Polaroid

Lone Ranger
By David Levinthal
Located in Park City, UT
Archival pigment print. David Levinthal is a central figure in American postmodern photography. Since 1972, he has photographed dolls and toys in settings that force us to question ...
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2010s Contemporary David Levinthal Art

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Archival Pigment

Untitled from the series American Beauties
By David Levinthal
Located in Park City, UT
David Levinthal is a central figure in American postmodern photography. Since the early 1970’s, he has photographed dolls and toys in settings that explore the fantasies, myths and e...
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2010s Contemporary David Levinthal Art

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Archival Pigment

Westerners, The Saloon
By David Levinthal
Located in Park City, UT
Archival pigment print. David Levinthal is a central figure in American postmodern photography. Since 1972, he has photographed dolls and toys in settings that force us to question their apparent innocence. The images are inspired by the romance and grandeur of 1950’s Western television and film. In composing the photographs, Levinthal arranges figurines into stereotypical poses to portray the rugged individualism of the Western hero. The blurred photographs, rich in color, use the iconic toy figurines...
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2010s Contemporary David Levinthal Art

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Archival Pigment

Untitled from Wild West (89-PC-C-8)
By David Levinthal
Located in Park City, UT
DAVID LEVTINTHAL was born in San Francisco and received his MFA in Photography from Yale University. He has had numerous solo and group exhibitions at institutions including the Whit...
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1980s David Levinthal Art

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Polaroid

Untitled from America Beauties (Sun Bather, AB 16)
By David Levinthal
Located in Park City, UT
DAVID LEVTINTHAL was born in San Francisco and received his MFA in Photography from Yale University. He has had numerous solo and group exhibitions at institutions including the Whit...
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1990s David Levinthal Art

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Polaroid

Wild West, 89-PC-C-38, #5/5
By David Levinthal
Located in Park City, UT
David Levinthal is a central figure in American postmodern photography. Since 1972, he has photographed dolls and toys in settings that force us to question their apparent innocence....
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1980s Contemporary David Levinthal Art

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Polaroid

Untitled, from the series Space (S-36)
By David Levinthal
Located in Park City, UT
David Levinthal is a central figure in American postmodern photography. Since the early 1970’s, he has photographed dolls and toys in settings that explore the fantasies, myths and e...
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2010s Contemporary David Levinthal Art

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Archival Pigment

Untitled, from the series Barbie (BAR-43)
By David Levinthal
Located in Park City, UT
David Levinthal is a central figure in American postmodern photography. Since the early 1970’s, he has photographed dolls and toys in settings that explore the fantasies, myths and e...
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2010s Contemporary David Levinthal Art

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Archival Pigment

Untitled from the series American Beauties (AB-16)
By David Levinthal
Located in Park City, UT
David Levinthal is a central figure in American postmodern photography. Since the early 1970’s, he has photographed dolls and toys in settings that explore the fantasies, myths and e...
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2010s Contemporary David Levinthal Art

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Archival Pigment

Westerners, High Noon
By David Levinthal
Located in Park City, UT
Archival pigment print. David Levinthal is a central figure in American postmodern photography. Since 1972, he has photographed dolls and toys in settings that force us to question their apparent innocence. The images are inspired by the romance and grandeur of 1950’s Western television and film. In composing the photographs, Levinthal arranges figurines into stereotypical poses to portray the rugged individualism of the Western hero. The blurred photographs, rich in color, use the iconic toy figurines...
Category

2010s Contemporary David Levinthal Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Untitled from the series American Beauties (AB-12)
By David Levinthal
Located in Park City, UT
David Levinthal is a central figure in American postmodern photography. Since the early 1970’s, he has photographed dolls and toys in settings that explore the fantasies, myths and e...
Category

2010s Contemporary David Levinthal Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

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