Self-Portrait: Pivotal Motion from Forehead, Small

1983

Blythe Bohnen

Associated Names
Blythe Bohnen

Artist, American, 1940 - 2022

The image depicts a blurred view of a person's upper body, focusing on the head and shoulders. The individual is facing slightly to the left of the camera. Facial features are indistinct due to motion blur. The hair is pulled back but the hairstyle is unclear. The person's clothing, jewelry, and objects are not visible. The background is a plain, light surface, possibly a wall.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Herbert and Paula Molner

  • Dimensions

    image: 38 x 48.1 cm (14 15/16 x 18 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.5 x 50.4 cm (15 15/16 x 19 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1992.75.7

  • Series Title

    Self-Portraits: Studies in Motion

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Blythe Bohnen; lower left: Self-Portrait: Pivotal motion from forehead, small 1983

Wikidata ID

Q64145451

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