Artist
Sam Messer (American, born 1955)American, born 1955
CultureAmerican
Titles
- A Brief History of the Self-Portrait
Date1990
PlaceUnited States
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions70 × 40 in. (177.8 × 101.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York; Hassam, Speicher, Betts and Symons Funds
Object number93.67
Not on view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Inscribed in black paint on verso, top edge: " "A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SELF-PORTRAIT" "
Signed in black paint on verso, top edge: "Messer '90"
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Sam Messer
1991
Oil on canvas
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