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April 25, 1973

Series TitleSelf-Portrait Series (1972-1973)
Artist Melissa Shook (American, 1939 - 2020)
DateApril 25, 1973
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 3/8 × 4 5/16 inches (11.13 × 10.95 cm)
Sheet and mount: 10 × 8 inches (25.4 × 20.32 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.20.174
SignedSigned on mount verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "Melissa Shook"
InscribedOn sheet recto, lower left, in black pen: "April 25, 1973"
Markingsnone
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DescriptionSelf-portrait of topless woman with arms contorted, tongue sticking out and one leg raised. There are potted plants on the hardwood floor next to her.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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