Artist
Joan Myers (American, born 1944)American, born 1944
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Helen
Date1975, printed 1977
MediumGelatin silver print from paper negative with applied oils
DimensionsImage: 15 9/16 x 19 5/8 in. (39.5 x 49.8 cm)
Sheet: 15 9/16 × 19 5/8 in. (39.5 × 49.8 cm)
Sheet: 15 9/16 × 19 5/8 in. (39.5 × 49.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Clinton T. Willour in honor of Allan Chasanoff
Object number93.430
Not on view
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
complex, 19th-century photographic processes such as hand-coated oils and paper
negatives, Joan Myers transforms hard-edged contemporary subjects—as in the
underside of a Los Angeles freeway—into surreal, soft-textured images that
transport the viewer through both time and place.
ProvenanceClinton T. Willour, Houston; given to MFAH, 1993.
Exhibition History"40 Years of Discovery: Gifts of Clint Willour," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 9–October 14, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: in pencil, lower left corner of overmat, recto and lower right corner of sheet, verso:
"Helen"
"Helen"
Signed and dated in pencil, lower right corner, verso: "1975 n/p 1977 Joan Myers"; signed and dated in pencil on mat beneath image: "Joan Myers, 1977"
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