Untitled [Ref. #75]

2007

Myra Greene

Associated Names
Myra Greene

Artist, American, born 1975

The image shows a close-up view of the lower part of a person's face. The nose and lips are prominently displayed, occupying most of the image. The person's nostrils and the textured surface of the skin surrounding the nose are visible. The lips are slightly parted, revealing the tips of a few teeth. The lighting highlights the textures of the skin and lips, creating a dramatic contrast in the black and white photograph. No other parts of the person or background elements are visible in this closely cropped composition.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Myra Greene, Chicago, IL; (Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, IL); NGA purchase, 2012.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • The Memory of Time: Contemporary Photographs at the National Gallery of Art, Acquired with the Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2015, no. 11.

Inscriptions

on verso of plate, signed by artist, across bottom in silver ink: Myra Greene 2007

Wikidata ID

Q64158354

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