Alex in the Keyhole (1975)
Artist: Frank Stewart
Medium: Silver Gelatin Print
Location: Louisville, KYProvenance: Acquired from Frank Stewart in 2011. Loaned to Frank Stewart’s Nexus, a nationally touring exhibition presented by The Phillips Collection (2023–2024).Exhibition History:
The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
(Jun – Sept 2023)
The Baker Museum, Naples, FL
(Oct 2023 – Jan 2024)
Telfair Museums, Savannah, GA
(Feb – May 2024)
Brandywine Museum of Art, Chadds Ford, PA
(Jun – Sep 2024)
I was working as a day laborer when a rich Black man in New Rochelle renovated the Keyhole Hotel. Alex was laying the floor. The sun coming through the two round windows caught my interest, how it lit up the space and emphasized the round shapes and straight lines.