Untitled (wrapped legs in bath)
Artist
Jo Ann Callis
(American, born 1940)
Date1975
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 11/16 × 6 1/16 inches (19.53 × 15.39 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 7 inches (25.4 × 17.78 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 7 inches (25.4 × 17.78 cm)
Credit LineGift of Shelley and Alan Stamm
Object number2015.62
SignedSigned and dated on sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "JoAnn Callis 1975"
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn sheet verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "2"
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DescriptionImage of legs wrapped with gauze standing in tub of inky liquid. A dark shadow looms over the faucet mounted to the wall.Gallery LabelThis early work by Jo Ann Callis suggests a strange narrative: a woman, her legs bound in gauze from the knees down, stands in a bathtub filled with inky black water. The work alludes to tension and discomfort in the domestic sphere. Though Callis asserts that the imagery comes from personal experience rather than from a broader political agenda, the themes she explores also figured prominently in work by feminist artists and writers of the time.
Alan and Shelley Stamm, Los Angeles, CA;
Given by Alan and Shelly Stamm to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas CIty, MO, 2015.
Given by Alan and Shelly Stamm to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas CIty, MO, 2015.
Copyright© Jo Ann Callis
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