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Picture of a section of man’s open palm of right hand against a plain white background.　

Rendered in black and white, vertical orientation. The image is a continuation of P1998.68.1, the second panel of three, showing the partial section of a man’s hand standing up on its side against a plain white background. Here we can see the inside of the open palm with some dark wrinkles visible and the thumb resting against the other four fingers.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1998.68.2
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/195632

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
120.7 × 94 cm (47 1/2 × 37 in.)
mount: 125.6 × 99.1 cm (49 7/16 × 39 in.)
framed: 128.4 × 102.3 × 4.2 cm (50 9/16 × 40 1/4 × 1 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: Verso, URC, in graphite: 40 [encircled] - 2
  • inscription: Verso of mounting board of object, URC, in graphite: SELF PORTRAIT (HAND, THREE PANELS, HORIZONTAL NO. 2), 1988 [over] PANEL 2 MIDDLE [over] SP 30 88
  • (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
P1998.68.2
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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