November 1973

Artist Melissa Shook (American, 1939 - 2020)

DateNovember 1973

MediumGelatin silver print

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

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2015.20.243

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

InscribedOn sheet recto, lower left, in black pen: "November 1973"

MarkingsOn mount verso, lower left, in black pen: "Melissa Shook / c/o Giese / Box 154 / Provincetown, Mass."; On mount verso, lower right, in black pen: "Melissa Shook / Chaplin series - Nov-Jan / 2 1/4 format"

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DescriptionSelf-portrait of topless woman wearing a Charlie Chaplin mask and standing in front of wall with hands on hips. There are several potted plants and two cats on the floor in front of her.

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