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March 22, 1973

Series TitleSelf-Portrait Series (1972-1973)
Artist Melissa Shook (American, 1939 - 2020)
DateMarch 22, 1973
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 3/8 × 4 5/16 inches (11.13 × 10.95 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 8 inches (25.4 × 20.32 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.20.151
SignedSigned on sheet verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "Melissa Shook"
InscribedOn sheet recto, lower left, in black pen: "March 22, 1973"
Markingsnone
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionSelf-portrait of woman with eyes closed and arms raised to cover bottom of face.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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Melissa Shook
March 18, 1973
2015.20.146
April 2, 1973
Melissa Shook
April 2, 1973
2015.20.167
April 4, 1973
Melissa Shook
April 4, 1973
2015.20.169
sheet recto overall
Melissa Shook
March 29, 1973
2015.20.163
March 30, 1973
Melissa Shook
March 30, 1973
2015.20.165
April 30, 1973
Melissa Shook
April 30, 1973
2015.20.179
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Melissa Shook
January 24, 1973
2015.20.93
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Melissa Shook
January 22, 1973
2015.20.91
April 9 or 10, 1973
Melissa Shook
April 9 or 10, 1973
2015.20.172
April 5, 1973
Melissa Shook
April 5, 1973
2015.20.170
image recto overall
Melissa Shook
March 1, 1973
2015.20.129
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Melissa Shook
March 18, 1973
2015.20.145