She was told that her eyes were her greatest asset

Artist Marcia Resnick (American, 1950 - 2025)

Date1978

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 12 x 17 1/2 inches (30.48 x 44.45 cm)
Sheet: 16 x 20 inches (40.64 x 50.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2009.37.11

Signedon back in pencil: "Marcia Resnick."

Inscribedhandwritten in pencil below image: "From Re-Visions / She was told that her eyes were her greatest asset. / Marcia Resnick." On back in pencil: "From Re-Visions 1978."

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DescriptionImage of a woman holding up a black semi-opaque cloth with two holes cut out to reveal her eyes.

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