Gay Block
Mother preparing for facelift

Mother preparing for facelift

© Gay Block

Mother preparing for facelift
Mother preparing for facelift
ArtistAmerican, born 1942
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Mother preparing for facelift
  • from the series Bertha Alyce
Date1980
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 14 7/16 × 19 3/4 in. (36.7 × 50.2 cm)
Sheet: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2022.36.6
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, Santa Fe, New Mexico; given to MFAH, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso: [signed, titled and dated]

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