Person standing in tall grass, holding a large, flowing sheet in the wind.

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Glenway Wescott, Fire Island

c. 1940

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: Sheet: 4 5/16 × 6 in. (11 × 15.2 cm)
Accession number: 2025.250
Acquired: 2025
Credit line: Gift of Jack Shear
Department: collection

About this work

PaJaMa, Glenway Wescott, Fire Island, c. 1940. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 4 5/16 × 6 in. (11 × 15.2 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Jack Shear 2025.250

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The Whitney’s Collection: Selections from 1900 to 1965 2019-06-28 – 2025-05-01
Nick Mauss: Transmissions 2018-03-16 – 2018-05-14
Where We Are: Selections from the Whitney’s Collection, 1900–1960 2017-04-28 – 2019-06-02
Real/Surreal 2011-10-06 – 2012-02-12

Glenway Wescott, Fire Island

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