Silver Curtain
Artist
Larry Sultan (American, 1946–2009)American, 1946–2009
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Silver Curtain
Date1997, reprinted 2024
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 60 3/4 × 47 3/4 in. (154.3 × 121.3 cm
Sheet: 60 3/4 × 47 3/4 in. (154.3 × 121.3 cm)
Mount: 60 3/4 × 47 3/4 in. (154.3 × 121.3 cm)
Sheet: 60 3/4 × 47 3/4 in. (154.3 × 121.3 cm)
Mount: 60 3/4 × 47 3/4 in. (154.3 × 121.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of John A. MacMahon
Object number2023.518
Non exposé
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Blending staged and documentary elements, Larry Sultan used photography to construct true fictions, playing with themes of domesticity, desire, family, and the American Dream. This image is part of his series The Valley (1997–2003), which focuses on the use of suburban homes in adult films. Exceptionally, Silver Curtain, Sands Hotel serves a metaphorical role in the series, offering a glittering surface that suggests glamour but barely conceals something much less elegant.
Provenance[Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco]; purchased by John A. MacMahon, 2004; given to MFAH, 2023.
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Virginia Beahan
1988, reprinted 2018
Inkjet print
92.485
Donald Sultan
1992
Screenprint in colors on wove paper, artist's proof 21/25, aside from the edition of 125
2024.1243
