Self-Portrait: Pivotal Motion from Chin, Medium

1974

Blythe Bohnen

Associated Names
Blythe Bohnen

Artist, American, 1940 - 2022

The image shows a blurred figure from the shoulders upwards, creating an impression of a moving or shaking head. The person is positioned facing forward, though the motion blur obscures specific facial features, making them indistinct. The individual's hair appears to be of medium length, but its style and color are not clearly discernible due to the blur. The person is not wearing any clothing above the shoulders. There are no visible jewelry or objects being held. The background is plain and lacks detail, contributing to the focus on the figure in the foreground.
This object’s media is not available for download. Contact us about image usage.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Herbert and Paula Molner

  • Dimensions

    image: 38 x 47.8 cm (14 15/16 x 18 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.5 x 50.4 cm (15 15/16 x 19 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1992.75.4

  • Series Title

    Self-Portraits: Studies in Motion

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

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 verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Blythe Bohnen; lower left: Self-Portrait: Pivotal motion from chin, medium 1974

Wikidata ID

Q64145445

You may be interested in

Loading Results