Coiffure

1991

Lorna Simpson

Artist, American, born 1960

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Josh Baer Gallery, New York); Women's Committee of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1993; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1994

  • Imagining Families: Images and Voices, National African American Museum, A Smithsonian Institution Project, August 15, 1994 – February 28, 1995

2003

  • Black is a Color: African American Art at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, February 1 – April 7, 2003

2008

  • The American Evolution: A History through Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, March 1 – July 27, 2008

2013

  • Roots and Links: Gifts from the Women’s Committee of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, March 23 – July 14, 2013

Bibliography

1994

  • Willis, Deborah. Imagining Families: Images and Voices. Exh. cat. National African American Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 1994: 15, 44-45, 68.

Inscriptions

left panel: on frame verso, center, typed in black ink on gallery label: JOSH / BAER / GALLERY; center right on label: LORNA SIMPSON / "Coiffure" / 1991 / 3 b/w gelatin silver prints / with 10 plastic plaques / 72 x 106 inches (overall) / Edition 1 of 3 / Panel 1 of 3 / Left panel; lower left on label: 476 Broome St. / 3rd Floor / New York NY / 10013 / 212-431-4774 / Fax 431-3631
center panel: on frame verso, center, typed in black ink on gallery label: JOSH / BAER / GALLERY; center right on label: LORNA SIMPSON / "Coiffure" / 1991 / 3 b/w gelatin silver prints / with 10 plastic plaques / 72 x 106 inches (overall) / Edition 1 of 3 / Panel 2 of 3 / Center panel; lower left on label: 476 Broome St. / 3rd Floor / New York NY / 10013 / 212-431-4774 / Fax 431-3631
right panel: on frame verso, center, typed in black ink on gallery label: JOSH / BAER / GALLERY; center right on label: LORNA SIMPSON / "Coiffure" / 1991 / 3 b/w gelatin silver prints / with 10 plastic plaques / 72 x 106 inches (overall) / Edition 1 of 3 / Panel 3 of 3 / Right panel; lower left on label: 476 Broome St. / 3rd Floor / New York NY / 10013 / 212-431-4774 / Fax 431-3631

Wikidata ID

Q64157549


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