Pat Sabatine’s Eighth Birthday Party, April 1977

Larry Fink’s method for photographing parties is quite different from that of the typical event photographer. He does not give people time to adjust their clothing or suggest flattering poses. Instead, Fink prefers to catch his subjects unaware. The Sabatine family seen here are frozen in the midst of awkward gestures, yet the densely packed image conveys the family’s energy, casualness, and closeness.

A square black-and-white photograph depicts people with light skin tones near a screen door. On the left, a boy stands with eyes squeezed shut and mouth open, his hand raised. To the right, a woman in a floral top looks down at a dark cake with a number eight candle. A girl's back occupies the foreground. An arm reaches from the top right, while a hand appears in the bottom right corner.

Pat Sabatine’s Eighth Birthday Party, April 1977

1977

Larry Fink

(American, 1941–2023)

America

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