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May 14, 1973

Series TitleSelf-Portrait Series (1972-1973)
Artist Melissa Shook (American, 1939 - 2020)
DateMay 14, 1973
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 3/8 × 4 3/8 inches (11.13 × 11.13 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 8 inches (25.4 × 20.32 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.20.194
SignedSigned on sheet verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "Melissa Shook"
InscribedOn sheet recto, lower left, in black pen: "May 14, 1973"
Markingsnone
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DescriptionSelf-portrait of woman wearing tank top and underwear standing on one leg while leaning over with arms outstretched. Her mouth is wide open and there are potted house plants on the floor nearby.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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