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She was told that her eyes were her greatest asset
She was told that her eyes were her greatest asset

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.
Copyright© Marcia Resnick
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