body object series #3, shoe

1984, printed 1991

Ann Hamilton

Associated Names
Ann Hamilton

Artist, American, born 1956

This is a photograph featuring a head seen in profile with a shoe placed in front of the face, creating the appearance of the head wearing the shoe like a snout. The composition combines the human form with an everyday object in a visually striking way. The background is plain and neutral, emphasizing the surreal nature of the image and allowing the audience to focus on the unique pairing. Light and shadow are used to accentuate the textures of the shoe and the hair, enhancing the monochrome aesthetic.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Heather and Tony Podesta Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 10.95 x 10.7 cm (4 5/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 x 20.2 cm (10 x 7 15/16 in.)
    framed: 57.79 x 52.71 cm (22 3/4 x 20 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.144.9

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Louver Gallery, New York); (Sean Kelly, New York); Heather and Tony Podesta, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2011.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • The Serial Portrait: Photography and Identity in the Last One Hundred Years: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, September 30–December 31, 2012

Inscriptions

on the inside of the front cover of the mat, by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: Louver 3740

Wikidata ID

Q64143992

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