ArtistMichael Crossett
Fair Card Value #5
Date2018
MediumAcrylic screen print on wood with acrylic paint, laser cut object and resin
Dimensions40 × 30 × 1 1/2 in. (101.6 × 76.2 × 3.8 cm)
Framed Size: 45 × 35 1/2 × 6 in. (114.3 × 90.2 × 15.2 cm)
Credit LineDC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Art Bank Collection
Object numberDCCAH2019.013.2
ClassificationsPaintings
Locations
- Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs (2000 14th St NW, 101)
DescriptionThe son of a military family, Michael Crossett spent his childhood in Japan, Hawaii and a host of US cities. As a youth, he developed photographs using traditional darkroom methods, which involved the mystery and excitement of watching and waiting for images to appear on paper. To recreate a similar feeling of wonder in the world of digital photography, he makes silk screens. First, he photographs familiar neighborhood sights and historic locations in the District. Then, he layers the images as he transfers the photographs to silk screens. Crossett has spent years capturing and interpreting the changing landscape of DC neighborhoods and culture, with a nod to street life, architecture, and graffiti.
