Jacinda Russell
Imogen Cunningham, Received and Returned

Imogen Cunningham, Received and Returned
Imogen Cunningham, Received and Returned
Imogen Cunningham, Received and Returned
ArtistAmerican, born 1972
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Imogen Cunningham, Received and Returned
Date2017, printed 2018
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 14 7/16 × 23 in. (36.6 × 58.4 cm)
Sheet: 15 7/16 × 24 in. (39.2 × 61 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jason Dibley in memory of Clinton T. Willour
Object number2021.152
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 208
On view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description


This photograph represents a series by the artist Jacinda Russell in which she documented the state of books received via interlibrary loan. Upon starting the project, the artist realized that there was a certain “censoring” of cover images that depicted nudity. This photograph, depicting the same copy of Imogen Cunningham: A Portrait, shows the copy as it was received on the left and how it was returned on the right. Playing with notions of collaboration (aware and unaware participant librarians), vandalism, and censorship, Russell exposes with wit how individuals react to photographic images and publications.



ProvenanceThe artist, 2020; [Houston Center for Photography: Benefit Auction, Houston, February 25, 2021, Lot 29]; purchased by Jason Dibley, March 4, 2021, Houston; given to MFAH, 2021.
Exhibition History2021 Print Auction: Celebrating 40 Years of HCP, January 22 – February 12, 2021, Houston Center for Photography (Houston, TX)
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on sheet verso in pencil: Imogen Cunningham: Received + Retrieved, 2017-2018 [signature] 1/5
Signed in pencil, verso, bottom right edge: Jacinda Russell 1/5

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