Gelatin Photographs (1984) by James Welling
Gelatin Photographs by James Welling entered the collection of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in 2022. This set of five gelatin silver prints, created in 1984, reflects Welling’s conceptual approach to photography and marks a significant moment in his artistic career. Its recent acquisition adds depth to the museum’s contemporary photography collection.
Artwork Information
Artist: James Welling
Title: Gelatin Photographs
Year: 1984
Medium: Set of five gelatin silver prints
Dimensions: 17 x 21 x 1 ½ in (each)
Edition: Artist Proof
Classification: Photography
Donation Information
Institution: Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Credit Line: Gift of the artist in memory of his parents
Donation Year: 2022
Catalogue: Winter 2022
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Gelatin Photographs by James Welling entered the collection of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in 2022. This set of five gelatin silver prints, created in 1984, reflects Welling’s conceptual approach to photography and marks a significant moment in his artistic career. Its recent acquisition adds depth to the museum’s contemporary photography collection.
Artwork Information
Artist: James Welling
Title: Gelatin Photographs
Year: 1984
Medium: Set of five gelatin silver prints
Dimensions: 17 x 21 x 1 ½ in (each)
Edition: Artist Proof
Classification: Photography
Donation Information
Institution: Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Credit Line: Gift of the artist in memory of his parents
Donation Year: 2022
Catalogue: Winter 2022
Learn More
For more information about this artwork or other donations, please contact Museum Exchange at info@museumexchange.com.
Gelatin Photographs by James Welling entered the collection of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in 2022. This set of five gelatin silver prints, created in 1984, reflects Welling’s conceptual approach to photography and marks a significant moment in his artistic career. Its recent acquisition adds depth to the museum’s contemporary photography collection.
Artwork Information
Artist: James Welling
Title: Gelatin Photographs
Year: 1984
Medium: Set of five gelatin silver prints
Dimensions: 17 x 21 x 1 ½ in (each)
Edition: Artist Proof
Classification: Photography
Donation Information
Institution: Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Credit Line: Gift of the artist in memory of his parents
Donation Year: 2022
Catalogue: Winter 2022
Learn More
For more information about this artwork or other donations, please contact Museum Exchange at info@museumexchange.com.
About the Artist
James Welling (b. 1951 in Hartford, CT) is regarded as one of the most influential photographers of his generation. Known for his genre-defying work, Welling has also made a significant impact through his decades of teaching at institutions like UCLA and Princeton. After studying at CalArts in the 1970s, where he was influenced by artists such as Michael Asher, Douglas Huebler, and John Baldessari, Welling developed a conceptual approach to photography. He later became part of the Pictures Generation, a group of artists in New York who redefined photography by introducing new methods such as appropriation. This set of photographs is from an early series that has been widely exhibited and is considered central to his exploration of the nature of photography itself. Welling used black ink infused gelatin as a parallel to black-and-white photography’s own reliance on silver suspended in gelatin.