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May 24, 1973

Series TitleSelf-Portrait Series (1972-1973)
Artist Melissa Shook (American, 1939 - 2020)
DateMay 24, 1973
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 3/8 × 4 3/8 inches (11.13 × 11.13 cm)
Sheet and mount: 10 × 8 inches (25.4 × 20.32 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.20.201
SignedSigned on mount verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "Melissa Shook"
InscribedOn sheet recto, lower left, in black pen: "May 24, 1973"
Markingsnone
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DescriptionSelf-portrait of woman with bath towel wrapped around torso. She is leaning over while standing on one leg with her arms outstretched and mouth open.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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