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May 16, 1973

Series TitleSelf-Portrait Series (1972-1973)
Artist Melissa Shook (American, 1939 - 2020)
DateMay 16, 1973
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 5/16 × 4 1/4 inches (10.95 × 10.8 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 8 inches (25.4 × 20.32 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.20.196
SignedSigned on mount verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "Melissa Shook"
InscribedOn sheet recto, lower left, in black pen: "May 16, 1973"
Markingsnone
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DescriptionSelf-portrait of nude woman crouched with legs crossed and arms raised. There are potted house plants on the floor and patches of sunlight 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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Melissa Shook
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