Untitled (Cheryl Mitchell and Krissy Shook)
Artist
Melissa Shook
(American, 1939 - 2020)
Date1984
MediumPolaroid print
DimensionsImage and sheet (top): 28 5/8 × 21 15/16 inches (72.71 × 55.72 cm)
Image and sheet (bottom): 29 3/4 × 21 15/16 inches (75.57 × 55.72 cm)
Image and sheet (bottom): 29 3/4 × 21 15/16 inches (75.57 × 55.72 cm)
Credit LineGift of Nancy Lutz
Object number2024.33.1,2
SignedOn bottom image, signed on sheet recto, lower right, in black marker: "1984 / Melissa Shook -"
InscribedOn bottom image, on sheet recto, bottom, in black marker: "Krissy + Cheryl, The Museum School - / For Nancy with much love + appreciation -"
Markingsnone
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DescriptionDiptych of two young women, Cheryl Mitchell and Krissy Shook. In the top image, the young woman on the left is standing with her arms crossed wearing a white collared shirt with tie and brown pants; the young woman on the right is wearing a short sleeved floral dress. The bottom image is cropped just to show the their legs - brown pants laced at the knee with tall black boots next to a knee-length floral dress with white tights and black flats.Copyright© Melissa Shook
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