Jennifer Greenburg
Something funny happened in the kitchen

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Artist Jennifer GreenburgAmerican, born 1977

CultureAmerican

Titles

Something funny happened in the kitchen

Date2010

MediumInkjet print

DimensionsImage: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Sheet: 24 × 19 15/16 in. (61 × 50.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Photo Forum 2019; Shelley Anne Calton and Stuart Chancellor Nelson; and Krista and Michael Dumas

Object number2019.237

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

DescriptionJennifer Greenburg inserts herself as the protagonist in found snapshots from the 1950s and 1960s. “The work relies on costuming, physical improvisation, and highly detailed studio photography work, rather than on digital manipulation,” she explains. “I select period-correct vintage attire from my clothing archive . . . [and] then transmogrify my visual appearance using hair and makeup techniques learned from vintage beauty manuals.” In doing so, Greenburg hopes to challenge the photographic record of a time when, she believes, “a woman’s future, both personally and professionally, was usually determined by her beauty and physical presentation, rather than her skills or qualifications.”
ProvenanceThe artist; [jdc Fine Art, San Diego]; purchased by MFAH, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Signed in black ink, verso, lower right edge: Jennifer Greenburg 4/5 4/2019

Signed in black ink, verso, lower right edge: Jennifer Greenburg

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