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Self
Overall - image provided by exhibitor, not for public use
Overall - image provided by exhibitor, not for public use

Self

Series TitleDaily doodles, 2001-2023
Artist Gonkar Gyatso (Tibetan, born 1961)
DateApril 28, 2020
MediumPencil, ink, stickers, paper cut-out on fine art paper
DimensionsFramed: 13 1/4 × 11 7/8 × 2 inches (33.66 × 30.16 × 5.08 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through the generosity of the Foyer Foundation and the George H. and Elizabeth O. Davis Fund
Object number2025.29.6
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DescriptionThis is a self-portrait of the artist, who is staring down at the viewer in shock. He is dressed very casually, wearing a white t-shirt under an unbuttoned, blue shirt. His hair is swept back and he has significant stubble on his face. He has a blue hoop earring in his right ear. The background is colored yellow with circular pencil strokes.
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Gonkar Gyatso
April 20, 2021
2025.29.5
Overall - image provided by exhibitor, not for public use
Gonkar Gyatso
February 21, 2019
2025.29.12
Overall - image provided by exhibitor, not for public use
Gonkar Gyatso
April 21, 2007
2025.29.15
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Gonkar Gyatso
November 20, 2015
2025.29.10
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Gonkar Gyatso
February 20, 2016
2025.29.4
Overall - image provided by exhibitor, not for public use
Gonkar Gyatso
September 5, 2021
2025.29.18
Overall - image provided by exhibitor, not for public use
Gonkar Gyatso
April 21, 2021
2025.29.16
Overall - image provided by exhibitor, not for public use
Gonkar Gyatso
August 19, 2016
2025.29.1
Overall - image provided by exhibitor, not for public use
Gonkar Gyatso
September 19, 2001
2025.29.2
Overall - image provided by exhibitor, not for public use
Gonkar Gyatso
May 20, 2017
2025.29.8
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Gonkar Gyatso
October 24, 2022
2025.29.22
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Gonkar Gyatso
December 12, 2022
2025.29.25