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Larry Fink - Social Graces

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"Some people mistake my work for satire. I don't object because satire is a powerful force, so if the work is seen that way it serves one function. But I don't agree. The pictures are taken in the spirit of finding myself in the other, or finding the other in myself."—Larry Fink


SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION, illustrated with 69 black and white images of Fink's photographs. One of 250 signed and numbered copies issued with an original photograph, "Tavern on the Green", signed and dated on the back.

Millerton, NY: Aperture, 1984. Quarto (262 x 224mm), gilt-lettered brown cloth; matching slipcase. A fine copy. Rare.
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  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1984
  • Condition:
    Fine copy.
  • Seller Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: U110627905738

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