Harvard Art Museums > 2013.20: Rachel Photographs Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Rachel (Frank Noelker) , 2013.20,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/348044. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2013.20 People Frank Noelker, American (born 1958) Title Rachel Other Titles Series/Book Title: Chimp Portraits Classification Photographs Work Type photograph Date 2002 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/348044 Physical Descriptions Technique Chromogenic print Dimensions sight: 70.3 x 70 cm (27 11/16 x 27 9/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Frank Noelker, 2002, sold; [through Howard Yezerski Gallery, 2003]; to Jonathan Cutler and John R. Dreyer, Brookline, MA, (2003-2013), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2013. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Jonathan Cutler and John R. Dreyer Copyright © Frank Noelker Accession Year 2013 Object Number 2013.20 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Born November 30, 1982. Before Rachel was deposited at LEMSIP she lived as a pet in Florida where she was treated as a human child, dressed in clothes and given bubble baths. When she was three years old, her 'nanny' brought her to the lab. She spent the next 11 years living in isolation as a research subject. During this time she was anesthetized 235 times, 147 of these by dart. She endured 39 punch liver biopsies as a subject of Hepatitis research and underwent surgery for the testing of new artificial sweeteners for NutraSweet. She fell into an extended period of depression and was treated repeatedly for rashes and sores on her neck and wrists inflicted on herself during anxiety attacks. She also suffers from the 'phantom hand' syndrome, which has caused her to bite all of her nails to the quick, rubbing them until there is nothing left. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
