Untitled

1975–1976

Bill Burke

Associated Names
Bill Burke

Artist, American, born 1943

The image depicts a man standing in a shower, with water streaming from a showerhead above him. His body is visible from the side and back, with his face partially turned towards a mirror on the wall. In the mirror, his facial features are reflected, showing short dark hair and a clean-shaven face. The man is washing his face with soap, which is lathered in his hands. The wall behind him is made of brick or cinder block, and there is a sign above the mirror that reads "Protect Your PayCheck." Beside him on the floor is a bottle. The room appears to be a communal or industrial-style shower area.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.81 × 16.19 cm (9 3/8 × 6 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 × 20.32 cm (10 × 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.93.9


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Bill Burke; Mary and Dan Solomon, Dana Point, CA; gift to NGA, 2024.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, bottom right in black ink: C-26; on verso, stamped in black ink bottom right: (c) BILL BURKE / ARCHIVE PICTURES INC.); bottom right stamped upside down in black ink: BILL BURKE; bottom right stamped in black ink: coal; by unknown hand, bottom right in black ink: 26


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