New York

1987

Rosalind Fox Solomon

Associated Names
Rosalind Solomon

Artist, American, 1930 - 2025

This image shows a person from the shoulders up, with their body draped in white fabric. The person is positioned upright, as if standing, but the fabric wraps around them, creating the impression they are part of a larger installation or display. They have medium-length hair that is tousled and wavy, and they sport a mustache. The individual's head is the only visible body part protruding from the fabric, framed by the white cloth that billows around them. The person is wearing no visible clothing. Jewelry or similar adornments are not apparent. The background reveals a relatively simple space with beams of wood supporting the setup. Below this installation, framed pictures and what appear to be books or objects are positioned on shelves or tables.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Annie and Paul Mahon

  • Dimensions

    image: 80.01 × 80.01 cm (31 1/2 × 31 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 108.59 × 101.6 cm (42 3/4 × 40 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.55.2

  • Copyright

    © 1988 Rosalind Fox Solomon


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Rosalind Fox Solomon, New York; Private collection; gift to NGA (through Paul Mahon, Washington, DC), 2022.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1988

  • May 17-July 2, 1988, Rosalind Solomon: Portraits in the Time of AIDS, New York University's Grey Art Gallery.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Rosalind Solomon


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