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Steven Pippin
Laundromat Pictures1991

Not on view
Black and white photograph with heavy ink splatters, dark irregular border, and overexposed central area revealing ghostly mechanical forms
Black and white photograph of a reflective surface covered in chaotic ink splatter and scratches, overlaid with a ghostly reflection of a transit ticket booth interior with fluorescent lighting.
Black and white photograph of a glass or transparent surface covered in chaotic black ink splatter marks and scratches, with a brightly lit interior space visible through the center, framed by deep black vignetting at the edges.
Heavily manipulated black and white photograph of an interior space with fluorescent ceiling lights and office equipment, overlaid with splattered black ink marks and deteriorated edges with a polka-dot vignette border.

Steven Pippin, Maytag Top Loaders, 1991, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Steven Pippin
England, born 1960
Title
Laundromat Pictures
Place Made
England
Date Made
1991
Medium
Suite of (4) Gelatin-silver prints
Dimensions
Sight: 11 5/8 x 15 1/8 in. (29.52 x 38.42 cm) each; Framed: 18 1/4 x 21 3/4 x 1/2 in. (46.35 x 55.24 x 1.27 cm) each
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund
Accession Number
M.2002.224.1-.4
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography