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April 4, 1973

Series TitleSelf-Portrait Series (1972-1973)
Artist Melissa Shook (American, 1939 - 2020)
DateApril 4, 1973
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 3/8 × 4 3/8 inches (11.13 × 11.13 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 8 inches (25.4 × 20.32 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.20.169
SignedSigned on sheet verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "Melissa Shook"
InscribedOn sheet recto, lower left, in black pen: "April 4, 1973"
Markingsnone
On View
Not on view
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DescriptionSelf-portrait of woman with eyes closed and hands next to her face, palms facing out.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
April 9 or 10, 1973
2015.20.172
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Melissa Shook
March 18, 1973
2015.20.146
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Melissa Shook
March 18, 1973
2015.20.145
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Melissa Shook
March 19, 1973
2015.20.147
March 30, 1973
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March 30, 1973
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April 2, 1973
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April 2, 1973
2015.20.167
April 29, 1973
Melissa Shook
April 29, 1973
2015.20.178
April 30, 1973
Melissa Shook
April 30, 1973
2015.20.179
image recto overall
Melissa Shook
January 24, 1973
2015.20.93
sheet recto overall
Melissa Shook
April 25, 1973
2015.20.174
image recto overall
Melissa Shook
January 29, 1973
2015.20.98
March 22, 1973
Melissa Shook
March 22, 1973
2015.20.151