August (?) 1973

Series TitleSelf-Portrait Series (1972-1973)

Artist Melissa Shook (American, 1939 - 2020)

Date1973

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 4 3/8 × 4 5/16 inches (11.13 × 10.95 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 8 inches (25.4 × 20.32 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2015.20.227

SignedSigned on sheet verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "Melissa Shook"

InscribedOn sheet recto, lower left, in black pen: "August (?), 1973"

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DescriptionImage of woman with contorted arms and silly face standing over young girl with braided hair and neutral expression.

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