Looking at her books upside down, she exercised both her mind and her body.

1978

Marcia Resnick

Associated Names
Marcia Resnick

Artist, American, 1950 - 2025

The image shows a person from the waist up performing a headstand on a pillow placed on the floor. Their legs are elevated and crossed at the ankles, with their feet against the white wall in the background. The person has long, dark hair and is wearing a light-colored long-sleeve shirt and pants. To the person's right, there is an open book on the floor with visible photographs on its pages. The room has hardwood flooring and a plain wall as a backdrop.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Charina Endowment Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 13.5 × 19.8 cm (5 5/16 × 7 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 15.24 × 21.59 cm (6 × 8 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.133.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Marcia Resnick, New York; NGA purchase (through Paul Hertzmann Gallery, San Francisco), 2023.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2025

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

Inscriptions

signed by artist, along right edge of print margin in graphite: MARCIA RESNICK; along left edge: FROM RE-VISIONS; along bottom: LOOKING AT HER BOOKS UPSIDE DOWN, SHE EXERCISED BOTH HER MIND AND HER BODY.; on verso, signed by artist, along bottom in graphite: FROM RE-VISIONS 1978 marcia resnick; by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: #RV46.02 7297

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