Myself: Timed Exposures
Artist
Mike Mandel
(American, born 1950)
Date1971
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 5 5/8 × 8 3/8 inches (14.29 × 21.27 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2013.17.18
SignedSigned on back of sheet, lower right, in black marker "Mike Mandel"
InscribedWritten on back of sheet, upper right, in pencil "rmg26362"
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of a man with long hair and glasses seated on a bench with three women whose legs are crossed at the ankles.Gallery LabelWhile a college philosophy student in the early 1970s, Mike Mandel embarked on a project in which he posed with strangers for casual black-and-white images. With his long hair and eyeglasses, he is recognizable alongside willing participants in a variety of everyday scenarios: standing on sidewalks, seated on a city bench, or peeking out from behind a group of children. This playful image predates “photobombing” or “selfie” taking, though Mandel’s concept, which draws upon the snapshot tradition, certainly looks similar.
Purchased from Robert Mann Gallery, New York, NY, by the Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2013;
Given by the Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2013.
Given by the Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2013.
Copyright© Mike Mandel
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