Gay Block
Self portrait at home with Bowknot necklace

Self portrait at home with Bowknot necklace

© Gay Block

Self portrait at home with Bowknot necklace
Self portrait at home with Bowknot necklace
ArtistAmerican, born 1942
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Self portrait at home with Bowknot necklace
  • from the series Self-Portraits
Date1976, printed c.2000
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 22 3/8 × 17 1/2 in. (56.8 × 44.5 cm)
 Sheet: 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2022.36.173
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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Gelatin silver print
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