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Picture of four fingertips of a man’s right hand, open palm, entering in from the right.

Rendered in black and white, vertical orientation. The fingers appear stained, becoming darker at the tips which point left. The hand is in the position of standing up on its side. The white background is plain, and the fingers cast a shadow against the white backdrop.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1998.68.1
People
John Coplans, American (London, England 1920 - 2003 New York, New York)
Title
Self-Portrait (Hand, three panels, horizontal, no. 2)
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1990
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/195631

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
120.7 × 94.5 cm (47 1/2 × 37 3/16 in.)
mount: 125.7 × 99.1 cm (49 1/2 × 39 in.)
framed: 128.4 × 102.3 × 4.2 cm (50 9/16 × 40 1/4 × 1 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • stamp: Back of mounting board of object, URC, in black ink and graphite: © COPYRIGHT JOHN COPLANS 1968. [68 filled in in graphite] [over] NOT TO BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT PERMISSION
  • inscription: Verso of mounting board of object, URC, in graphite: [signature] [over] SELF PORTRAIT (HAND, THREE PANELS, HORIZONTAL NO. 2), 1988 [over] PANEL 1 LEFT [over] SP 30 88 [over] 2/6 ED.
  • inscription: Verso, URC, in graphite: 40 [encircled] - 1
  • (not assigned): Frame backboard, LLC, in ball point pen: 30/88

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Carol Ross, New York, NY, from the artist, gift to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1998.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Carol Ross
Copyright
© The John Coplans Trust
Accession Year
1998
Object Number
P1998.68.1
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1120 Contemporary Art, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/23/2015 - 10/07/2015

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