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March 23, 1973

Series TitleSelf-Portrait Series (1972-1973)
Artist Melissa Shook (American, 1939 - 2020)
DateMarch 23, 1973
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 5/16 × 4 1/4 inches (10.95 × 10.8 cm)
Sheet and mount: 10 × 8 inches (25.4 × 20.32 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.20.152
SignedSigned on mount verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "Melissa Shook"
InscribedOn sheet recto, lower left, in black pen: "March 23, 1973"
Markingsnone
On View
Not on view
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DescriptionSelf-portrait of woman wearing silk robe opened to reveal nude torso. Hands spread over stomach and hip.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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