January 29, 1973

Series TitleSelf-Portrait Series (1972-1973)

Artist Melissa Shook (American, 1939 - 2020)

DateJanuary 29, 1973

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 4 7/16 × 4 7/16 inches (11.23 × 11.23 cm)
Sheet and mount: 10 × 8 inches (25.4 × 20.32 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2015.20.98

SignedSigned on mount verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "Melissa Shook"

InscribedOn sheet recto, lower left, in black pen: "Jan. 29, 1973"

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DescriptionImage of woman with eyes closed, mouth open, tongue out, and fingers spread next to face. She standing next to a woman who is holding a child with a book in hand - both figures blurry.Provenance

Provenance

Purchased from Joseph Bellows Gallery, La Jolla, CA by The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2015;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2015.

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