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August 6, 1973

Series TitleSelf-Portrait Series (1972-1973)
Artist Melissa Shook (American, 1939 - 2020)
DateAugust 6, 1973
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 7/16 × 4 3/8 inches (11.23 × 11.13 cm)
Sheet and mount: 10 × 8 inches (25.4 × 20.32 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.20.232
SignedSigned on mount verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "Melissa Shook"
InscribedOn sheet recto, lower left, in black pen: "August 6, 1973'
MarkingsOn mount verso, center, in pencil: "Aug. 6"
On View
Not on view
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DescriptionImage of young girl wearing shirt, shorts, and sneakers with tall socks standing against wall and looking down solemnly. There are potted plants on the floor and a child's drawing hanging on the wall 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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