Gay Block
Self portrait with pic of Gus (husband)

Self portrait with pic of Gus (husband)

© Gay Block

Self portrait with pic of Gus (husband)
Self portrait with pic of Gus (husband)
ArtistAmerican, born 1942
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Self portrait with pic of Gus (husband)
  • from the series Self-Portraits
Date1976, printed 2000
MediumGelatin silver prints
DimensionsImage (Each): 22 1/4 × 17 9/16 in. (56.5 × 44.6 cm)
Sheet (Each): 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2022.36.176
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, portrait verso: signed, titled, and dated]
Inscribed in pencil, text verso: [signed]

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Gus & me
Gay Block
1976, printed 2000
Gelatin silver print
2022.36.175
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Gay Block
1977
Gelatin silver print
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1987/2011
Inkjet prints
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1981/2006, printed 2007
Inkjet prints
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1981/2006, printed 2021
Inkjet prints
2022.36.12.A,.B
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1981/2006, printed 2007
Inkjet prints
2022.36.13.A,.B
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1985
Dye imbibition prints
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Self portrait at home with Bowknot necklace
Gay Block
1976, printed c.2000
Gelatin silver print
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Self portrait with Barry
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1976, printed c. 2000
Gelatin silver print
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Mother
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1973, printed c.1998
Gelatin silver prints
2022.36.2
Nic Nicosia, Dallas, Texas
Gay Block
1984
Gelatin silver prints
86.259.A-.C