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Self-Portrait: Square Motion, Small

1974

Blythe Bohnen

Associated Names

Blythe Bohnen

Artist, American, 1940 - 2022

The image depicts a person facing the camera with a blurred face, possibly due to motion. The individual has medium-length dark hair and is bare-shouldered or wearing clothing revealing the shoulders. There are no visible accessories, and the background is a plain, light-colored surface.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of Herbert and Paula Molner
Dimensions

image: 38 x 48 cm (14 15/16 x 18 7/8 in.)
sheet: 40.5 x 50.3 cm (15 15/16 x 19 13/16 in.)
Accession Number

1992.75.2
Series Title

Self-Portraits: Studies in Motion

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Herbert and Paula Molner, Highland Park, IL; Gift to NGA, 1992.

Associated Names

Molner, Herbert and Paula

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Blythe Bohnen; lower left: Self-Portrait: Square motion, small 1974

Wikidata ID

Q64145436

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