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Brian Weil
Act Up 'Day of Desperation' 42nd St. and Lexington Ave., New York1991

Not on view
High-contrast, grainy black and white photograph of a dense crowd of figures, one central person in a pale cap leaning forward with arms extended downward

Brian Weil, Act Up 'Day of Desperation' 42nd St. and Lexington Ave., New York, 1991, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Ken Weil, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Brian Weil
United States, 1954-1998
Title
Act Up 'Day of Desperation' 42nd St. and Lexington Ave., New York
Date Made
1991
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 31 1/2 × 31 1/2 in. (80.01 × 80.01 cm) Primary support: 39 7/8 × 39 1/2 in. (101.28 × 100.33 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ken Weil
Accession Number
M.2012.23.31
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography