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August 14, 1973

Series TitleSelf-Portrait Series (1972-1973)
Artist Melissa Shook (American, 1939 - 2020)
DateAugust 14, 1973
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 5/16 × 4 5/16 inches (10.95 × 10.95 cm)
Sheet and mount: 10 × 8 inches (25.4 × 20.32 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.20.241
SignedSigned on mount verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "Melissa Shook"
InscribedOn sheet recto, lower left, in black pen: "August 14, 1973"
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of young girl standing on top of a ceramic pot with one foot raised, hand on hip, and head down. There are potted house plants beside her and shadows on the wall.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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