November 1973

Artist Melissa Shook (American, 1939 - 2020)

DateNovmeber 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 number2015.20.246

SignedSigned on sheet verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "Melissa Shook"

InscribedOn sheet recto, lower left, in black pen: "November 1973"

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DescriptionSelf-portrait of woman standing with hunched shoulders and hands in pockets while wearing a Charlie Chaplin mask. There are potted plants on either side of her and a child's drawing hanging on the wall.

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