Untitled Film Still #16
Artist
Cindy Sherman
(American, born 1954)
Date1978
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 5/16 × 7 3/8 inches (23.65 × 18.73 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 8 inches (25.24 × 20.32 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 8 inches (25.24 × 20.32 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.177
SignedSigned on sheet verso, center, in blue pen.
InscribedOn sheet verso, center, in blue pen: "1978/ 10/10"
Markingsnone
Edition/State/Proofed. 10/10
On View
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DescriptionImage of a seated woman holding a cigarette in her left hand; a portrait of a man in a suit and glasses hangs on the wall behind her.Gallery LabelIn her Untitled Film Stills series of 1977–1980, Sherman used wigs, thrift-store costumes, and other props to transform herself into female archetypes from 1950s B-movies and television programs. As explored in her early series inspired by bus passengers (hanging nearby), Sherman blends authenticity and artifice to question women’s cultural roles, gender stereotypes, and notions of self.
Copyright© Courtesy of the artist and Metro Pictures
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