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Port Washington, July 1973

Series TitleDaily Self-Portraits: Port Washington
Artist Melissa Shook (American, 1939 - 2020)
DateJuly 1973
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 5/16 × 4 1/4 inches (10.95 × 10.8 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 8 inches (25.4 × 20.32 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.20.218
SignedSigned on mount verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "Melissa Shook"
InscribedOn sheet recto, lower left, in black pen: "Port Washington"; On sheet recto, lower right, in black pen: "July 1973"; On sheet verso, left edge, in pencil: "My father + uncle Lou [?] slept under the baby grand / after Christmas + Thanksgiving dinners."
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DescriptionImage of woman resting arm on grand piano while a young girl stands in front of her with sheer veil covering her head.
Copyright© Kristina Shook & The Estate of M. Melissa Shook
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Port Washington, July 1973
Melissa Shook
July 1973
2015.20.219
Port Washington, July 1973
Melissa Shook
July 1973
2015.20.221
Port Washington, July 1973
Melissa Shook
July 1973
2015.20.220
Port Washington, July 1973
Melissa Shook
July 1973
2015.20.222
August 3, 1973
Melissa Shook
August 3, 1973
2015.20.229
sheet recto overall
Melissa Shook
June 1, 1973
2015.20.208
August 7, 1973
Melissa Shook
August 7, 1973
2015.20.233
August 11, 1973
Melissa Shook
August 11, 1973
2015.20.238
sheet recto overall
Melissa Shook
August 2, 1973
2015.20.228
sheet recto overall
Melissa Shook
June 1973
2015.20.216
sheet recto overall
Melissa Shook
August 5, 1973
2015.20.231
April 30, 1973
Melissa Shook
April 30, 1973
2015.20.179