Mariette Pathy Allen
Paula and Daughter, Rachel

Paula and Daughter, Rachel

© 1980 Mariette Pathy Allen

Paula and Daughter, Rachel
Paula and Daughter, Rachel
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Paula and Daughter, Rachel
  • from the series Transformations
Date1980-1989
PlaceUnited States
MediumDye imbibition print
DimensionsImage: 23 1/8 × 15 3/4 in. (58.7 × 40 cm)
Sheet: 23 1/8 × 15 3/4 in. (58.7 × 40 cm)
Mount: 31 × 24 in. (78.7 × 61 cm)
Credit LineGift of Laura Caldwell, Elaine Huang, Michelle Moore, Kerri Reeder, Laura Skaer, Ira Zapin, and an anonymous donor courtesy of the Lowinsky Gallery, New York
Object number93.33.1
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
Description

For decades, Mariette Pathy Allen has photographed
transgender people throughout the United States, Cuba, and Thailand. Rather than
focus solely on people who easily “pass” (who are correctly seen by the outside
world as the gender they identify as, or are not perceived as transgender),
Pathy Allen sensitively photographs individuals in the process of
transitioning, or who, because of age, financial circumstance, or personal choice,
do not easily conform to society’s rigid standards for masculine and feminine appearance.
This intimate yet causal portrait of glamorously dressed Paula and her young daughter Rachel highlights the deep bonds of family that
transcend transition.



Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped in black ink with pencil inscriptions, verso, lower left corner: TRANSFORMATIONS // 3/50 // PAULA AND DAUGHTER LISA // 8-7-90-5

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