Isabel Bishop
Self Portrait

as framed for exhibition

© Estate of Isabel Bishop. Courtesy of DC Moore Gallery, New York

Self Portrait
as framed for exhibition
ArtistAmerican, 1902–1988
Print studioAbingdon, Maryland
PublisherNew York, founded 1984
PublisherNew York, established 1932
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Self Portrait
  • from the portfolio Eight Etchings: 1925–1931
Date1929, printed 1989
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumEtching, edition 29/50
DimensionsPlate: 6 9/16 × 5 1/2 in. (16.6 × 14 cm)
Sheet: 15 1/2 × 11 7/8 in. (39.4 × 30.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Sylvan Cole in honor of the founding of the Department of Prints and Drawings
Object number91.279.6
Non exposé

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Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Me. My. Self. Eye. ; Modern and Contemporary Self-Portraits from the MFAH Department of Prints and Drawings," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Lower Brown Corridor, May 17-September 20, 2010.

"Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Artists' Reflections of Self and Other Artists" The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, March 9, 2024-Sept. 2, 2024 [Sixth Installation/Light-Sensitive Rotation: Kinder Building 207: No Catalog]
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Etching blind stamped with the artist's signature stamp in the lower right corner of the border.

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Man Holding Hat
Isabel Bishop
1929, printed 1989
Etching, edition 29/50
91.279.5
At the Base of the Flagpole
Isabel Bishop
1928, printed 1989
Etching, edition 29/50
91.279.4
Fourteenth Street
Isabel Bishop
1931, printed 1989
Etching, edition 29/50
91.279.8
Conversation
Isabel Bishop
1931, printed 1989
Etching, edition 29/50
91.279.7
Two Men Leaning on a Wall, Union Square
Isabel Bishop
1927, printed 1989
Etching, edition 29/50
91.279.3
Nude (Back View)
Isabel Bishop
1925, printed 1989
Etching, edition 29/50
91.279.2
Nude (Front View)
Isabel Bishop
1925, printed 1989
Etching, edition 29/50
91.279.1
Over the Wall
Isabel Bishop
1927, printed 1989
Etching, edition 29/50
91.278.2
In Front of the 42nd Street Library
Isabel Bishop
1927, printed 1989
Etching, edition 29/50
91.278.1
Reading the Newspaper
Isabel Bishop
1931, printed 1989
Etching, edition 29/50
91.278.5
Waiting
Isabel Bishop
1930, printed 1989
Etching, edition 29/50
91.278.4
Looking Over the Wall
Isabel Bishop
1928, printed 1989
Etching, edition 29/50
91.278.3