The First & Second Beauty Composite
Former TitleFirst Beauty Composite (diptych)
Former TitleSecond Beauty Composite (diptych)
Artist
Nancy Burson
(American, born 1948)
Date1982
MediumGelatin silver prints
DimensionsImage (left): 9 × 9 15/16 inches (22.86 × 25.24 cm)
Sheet (left): 10 15/16 × 13 7/8 inches (27.78 × 35.24 cm)
Image (right): 8 × 8 3/4 inches (20.32 × 22.23 cm)
Sheet (right): 10 15/16 × 13 7/8 inches (27.78 × 35.24 cm)
Sheet (left): 10 15/16 × 13 7/8 inches (27.78 × 35.24 cm)
Image (right): 8 × 8 3/4 inches (20.32 × 22.23 cm)
Sheet (right): 10 15/16 × 13 7/8 inches (27.78 × 35.24 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.3022,3023
SignedLeft image: On sheet recto, bottom, in black pen:"©Copyright 1982 Nancy Burson with Richard Carling and David Kramlich";
Right image: On sheet recto, bottom, in black pen:"©Copyright 1982 Nancy Burson with Richard Carling and David Kramlich"
InscribedLeft image: On sheet recto, bottom, in black pen: "1st Beauty Composite";
Right image: On sheet recto, bottom, in black pen: "2nd Beauty Composite".
MarkingsLeft Image:On sheet verso, center, in pencil: "J135 / 12A";
On sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "ENB50a".
Right Image:On sheet verso, center, in pencil: "H850 / 7";
On sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "ENB50b".
Edition/State/Proofed. 3/15
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionDiptych, composed of two individual photographs, each of a woman's face that is softly focused.Copyright© Nancy Burson
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