Institute for Deaf Children, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

1995

Melanie Barocas

Associated Names
Melanie Eve Barocas

Artist, American, born 1960

The image features the upper half of a young person's body in the foreground, with others visible in the background. The individual is facing forward with their head slightly tilted. They have short, curly hair and notable facial features, including large eyes and full lips. Their skin is glistening with moisture. No clothing is visible. In the background, there are several other young people, some with close-cropped hair and intense expressions. The background is a plain, light-colored wall with no distinctive features or decorations. No jewelry or other objects are visible.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Miela and Rick Mayer

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.8 x 45.2 cm (12 1/8 x 17 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.5 x 50.5 cm (15 15/16 x 19 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.127.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift to NGA, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1998

  • Eden: Selected Photographs, Melanie Eve Barocas. Guilford, CT, 1998, pl. 1.

Inscriptions

on window mat, below image in graphite: Institute of Deaf Children Port-au-Prince, Haiti Artist Proof 1/1 Melanie Eve Barocas; lower left verso in graphite: Gift to the National Gallery of Art / from Miela Barocas Mayer and Rick Mayer; lower right verso in graphite: Melanie Eve Barocas c / Institute for Deaf Children / Port-au-Prince, Haiti / Artist Proof 1/1

Wikidata ID

Q64157880

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