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Larry Sultan's California Dreams

From his stark family photos to his vibrant images of porn sets, photographer Larry Sultan, who died this week, influenced a generation of artists. VIEW OUR GALLERY

Published Dec. 16 2009 3:46PM EST

galleries/2009/12/16/larry-sultan-s-california-dreams/larry-sultan-4_fajneq — Larry Sultan / Courtesy of Janet Borden, Inc.

galleries/2009/12/16/larry-sultan-s-california-dreams/larry-sultan-4_nme1bl — From Pictures from Home
Larry Sultan / Courtesy of Janet Borden, Inc.

galleries/2009/12/16/larry-sultan-s-california-dreams/larry-sultan-1_ajrhjr — From Pictures from Home
Larry Sultan / Courtesy of Janet Borden, Inc.

galleries/2009/12/16/larry-sultan-s-california-dreams/larry-sultan-2_ezzdoi — From Pictures from Home
Larry Sultan / Courtesy of Janet Borden, Inc.

galleries/2009/12/16/larry-sultan-s-california-dreams/larry-sultan-3_fkz6lt — From Pictures from Home
Larry Sultan / Courtesy of Janet Borden, Inc.

galleries/2009/12/16/larry-sultan-s-california-dreams/larry-sultan-5_ycteih — From Pictures from Home
Larry Sultan / Courtesy of Janet Borden, Inc.

galleries/2009/12/16/larry-sultan-s-california-dreams/larry-sultan-6_f7c2nk — From The Valley
Larry Sultan / Courtesy of Janet Borden, Inc.

galleries/2009/12/16/larry-sultan-s-california-dreams/larry-sultan-7_b05yoq — From The Valley
Larry Sultan / Courtesy of Janet Borden, Inc.

galleries/2009/12/16/larry-sultan-s-california-dreams/larry-sultan-8_fkrbxr — From The Valley
Larry Sultan / Courtesy of Janet Borden, Inc.

galleries/2009/12/16/larry-sultan-s-california-dreams/larry-sultan-9_ms7gjx — From The Valley
Larry Sultan / Courtesy of Janet Borden, Inc.

galleries/2009/12/16/larry-sultan-s-california-dreams/larry-sultan-10_mqcxfp — From The Valley
Larry Sultan / Courtesy of Janet Borden, Inc.

galleries/2009/12/16/larry-sultan-s-california-dreams/larry-sultan-11_nyu8dr — From The Valley
Larry Sultan / Courtesy of Janet Borden, Inc.

galleries/2009/12/16/larry-sultan-s-california-dreams/larry-sultan-12_tt3fcy — From Homeland
Larry Sultan / Courtesy of Janet Borden, Inc.

galleries/2009/12/16/larry-sultan-s-california-dreams/larry-sultan-13_yodkvj — From Homeland
Larry Sultan / Courtesy of Janet Borden, Inc.

galleries/2009/12/16/larry-sultan-s-california-dreams/larry-sultan-14_bbktyk — From Homeland
Larry Sultan / Courtesy of Janet Borden, Inc.

galleries/2009/12/16/larry-sultan-s-california-dreams/larry-sultan-15_nuaofi — From Evidence
Larry Sultan / Courtesy of Janet Borden, Inc.

galleries/2009/12/16/larry-sultan-s-california-dreams/larry-sultan-16_vnnipo — From Evidence
Larry Sultan / Courtesy of Janet Borden, Inc.

galleries/2009/12/16/larry-sultan-s-california-dreams/larry-sultan-17_hsfeam — From Evidence
Larry Sultan / Courtesy of Janet Borden, Inc.

galleries/2009/12/16/larry-sultan-s-california-dreams/larry-sultan-18_cncqq2 — Larry Sultan working on the film stills grid from "Pictures From Home" in his studio at the Headlands Art Center, Marin County, CA, photographed in the mid-1980s.
Philip Gefter

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