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A black and white photograph of a man and woman with a face superimposed.

The black and white photograph is printed as a photographic negative, light spaces are dark, dark spaces are light. A man and woman with light faces and hair face one another in the center of the photograph, above them is a larger transparent image of a woman, her face is dark with light around the eyes, lips and hair. To the right of the couple is a foldable step ladder, there is a railing along a low wall behind them, there are two transparent vertical rectangles to either side of the couple.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1973.59.11
People
Robert Heinecken, American (Denver, Colorado 1931 - 2006 Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Title
Untitled
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Are You Rea
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1964-1968
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/284475

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
actual: 24 x 17.7 cm (9 7/16 x 6 15/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of the artist
Copyright
© The Robert Heinecken Trust
Accession Year
1973
Object Number
P1973.59.11
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1100 60’s Experiment, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/10/2019 - 10/08/2019

Verification Level

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