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Les Krims
A Test of Exposure, Development, and a Punk Prank1979

Not on view
Sepia-toned photograph of a staged room installation: a nude man holds a camera while strapped with objects, surrounded by framed photos on white walls and sculptural elements on a dark wood floor

Les Krims, A Test of Exposure, Development, and a Punk Prank, 1979, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Audrey and Sydney Irmas Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Les Krims
United States, New York, born 1943
Title
A Test of Exposure, Development, and a Punk Prank
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1979
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 14 9/16 × 17 11/16 in. (36.99 × 44.93 cm) Primary support: 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.64 × 50.48 cm) Secondary support: 17 1/8 × 20 15/16 in. (43.5 × 53.18 cm) Mat: 19 7/8 × 23 7/8 in. (50.48 × 60.64 cm)
Credit Line
The Audrey and Sydney Irmas Collection
Accession Number
AC1992.197.80
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Sobieszek, Robert and Deborah Irmas. the camera i: Photographic Self-Portraits from the Audrey and Sydney Irmas Collection. Los Angeles: The Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1994.
Copyright
© Les Krims