Elvis "Themselvis": Polly Wilmoth

1993

Nancy Andrews

Associated Names
Nancy Andrews

Artist, American, born 1963

The image depicts a person playing guitar outdoors. The individual is energetically strumming the guitar, with one leg bent forward and the other back, leaning slightly backward. They have short, voluminous hair and appear to be singing or vocalizing, with their mouth open wide. The person is wearing a light-colored suit with a dark vest or shirt underneath. The outdoor setting includes fallen leaves on the ground, an old pickup truck with a visible license plate and sticker, tall trees, and a house.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Nancy Andrews and Annie O'Neill

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.5 × 45.7 cm (12 × 18 in.)
    sheet: 40.6 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.122.18

  • Copyright

    © Nancy Andrews

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Nancy Andrews, Arlington, VA; gift to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Nancy Andrews © 1994; lower left: "Elvis Themselvis-Polly Wilmoth"; by unknown hand, lower right perpendicular: 113134 / Elvis (Truck) / #21 / [illegible initials circled]

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