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Sheron, Hampden Neighborhood, Baltimore, Maryland

1974

Joan Cassis

Associated Names

Joan Cassis

Artist, American, 1952 - 1996

The image shows a young person's upper body, from the waist up. The subject is standing facing forward with a neutral expression. They have medium-length, tousled light brown or blonde hair. The person is wearing a patterned sweater with geometric designs and a light-colored shirt underneath. In the background, there is a wall painted in a muted yellow tone with marks and scribbles, including a swirl and abstract shapes, adding texture to the environment. The wall has a worn appearance.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print with applied color
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of Victoria Cassis in memory of her daughter Joan Cassis)
Dimensions

image: 23 × 33.5 cm (9 1/16 × 13 3/16 in.)
sheet: 27.94 × 35.24 cm (11 × 13 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.4711

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Victoria Cassis, mother of the artist, Baltimore, MD; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2001; acquired by NGA, 2015.

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Inscriptions

on verso, by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right in graphite: 2001.36.2

Wikidata ID

Q64155874

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