Self-Portrait: Triangular Motion, Small

1974

Blythe Bohnen

Associated Names
Blythe Bohnen

Artist, American, 1940 - 2022

The image depicts a blurred head and upper torso of a person facing straight towards the viewer. The person's facial features are indistinct, and their hair frames the face. The upper torso appears bare against a plain background. The person is not holding any objects or wearing jewelry. The background is a blank, off-white surface.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Herbert and Paula Molner

  • Dimensions

    image: 38 x 47.9 cm (14 15/16 x 18 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 40.6 x 50.4 cm (16 x 19 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1992.75.1

  • Series Title

    Self-Portraits: Studies in Motion

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Herbert and Paula Molner, Highland Park, IL; Gift to NGA, 1992.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2025

  • The '70s Lens: Reimagining Documentary Photography: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 6, 2024–April 6, 2025

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Blythe Bohnen; lower left: Self-Portrait: Triangular motion, small 1974

Wikidata ID

Q64145435

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