The Operating Theatre

Artist Lauren Simonutti (American, 1968 - 2012)

Date2011

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 9 3/4 × 7 5/8 inches (24.77 × 19.38 cm)
Sheet: 9 7/8 × 7 7/8 inches (25.07 × 19.99 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2016.75.265.1

SignedSigned and dated on sheet verso, lower left, in pencil: “Lauren E Simonutti 2011”

InscribedTitled on sheet verso, center, in pencil: “The Operating Theatre”; Editioned on sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: “1/7”

Markingsnone

Edition/State/Proofed. 1/7

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DescriptionDark image of woman wrapped in fabric lying on narrow table with wheels. Her face and body are obscured and her legs are bent with her bare feet resting on the edge of the table. She has tattoos on her legs and on the wrist of her right hand which is outstretched onto the back of the stool beside her. The stool is wrapped in fabric and twine and a small glass bottle sits in the center. A braided rope appears from behind a dark cloth partially covering the wall and stretches down between the table and chair.Provenance

Provenance

The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.

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