James Rosenquist
(1989); printed (2018-2021)
Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Measurements
25.5 × 25.2 cm (image) 35.5 × 27.7 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Michael S. Sachs, 2023
© The Estate of Nancy Lee Katz
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
Nancy Lee Katz worked as a film editor and still photographer. From the late 1970s to the late 2000s, she privately photographed artists, playwrights, architects, composers and musicians, creating an archive of nearly 200 portraits. These images were rarely exhibited during her lifetime. Katz approached each subject individually, based on admiration and the strength of her work. As curator Malcolm Daniel noted, Katz was intensely private and unknown to most of her subjects before proposing a portrait.