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January 14, 1973

Series TitleSelf-Portrait Series (1972-1973)
Artist Melissa Shook (American, 1939 - 2020)
DateJanuary 14, 1973
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 7/16 × 4 7/16 inches (11.23 × 11.23 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 8 inches (25.4 × 20.32 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.20.84
SignedSigned on sheet verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "Melissa Shook"
InscribedOn sheet recto, lower left, in black pen: "January 14, 1973
MarkingsOn sheet verso, lower left, in pencil: "Jan. 14th"
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Not on view
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DescriptionSelf-portrait of woman with wet hair covering face and towel wrapped around body standing against wall next to plant.Provenance
Purchased from Joseph Bellows Gallery, La Jolla, CA by The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2015;   
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2015.
Copyright© Kristina Shook & The Estate of M. Melissa Shook
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