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April 2, 1973

Series TitleSelf-Portrait Series (1972-1973)
Artist Melissa Shook (American, 1939 - 2020)
DateApril 2, 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 number2015.20.167
SignedSigned on sheet verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "Melissa Shook"
InscribedOn sheet recto, lower left, in black pen: "April 2, 1973"
Markingsnone
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionSelf-portrait of woman with eyes closed and arms crossed across 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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April 5, 1973
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April 1, 1973
2015.20.154
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April 1, 1973
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2015.20.146
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April 27, 1973
Melissa Shook
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2015.20.176
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2015.20.124
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