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Portfolio TitlePortfolio #1

Artist Jerry McMillan (American, born 1936)

Date1978

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage and sheet: 19 15/16 × 16 1/8 inches (50.64 × 40.96 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2011.67.51

SignedSigned and dated on image recto, lower right, in pencil: "Jerry McMillan '78"

InscribedEditioned on image recto, lower left, in pencil: "2/16"

MarkingsOn sheet verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "JM11"

Edition/State/Proofed. 2/16

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DescriptionAbstract image of kraft paper with a circle cut in the center; the paper circle is then crumpled towards the upper left where it is still attached to the larger sheet.Gallery Label

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Can photographs stand in for the objects they record?

To create the paper models for this work, Jerry McMillan carved simple geometric shapes into brown kraft paper and crumpled the edges to create dimensionality. He photographed the cutouts using black-and-white film, then printed and toned the images using a sulfide duo-tone process to emulate the color of the kraft paper. The final print appears as a replica of the original, but is actually a multi-layered photographic transformation.

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