Separate abstract close-ups of a man’s face form two rows of photographs of eight pictures each.
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The pictures are warm-toned black and white, deep and earthy; most have limited depth of field focus. Photos P2000.4.1-7 are of the man’s dark eyes with highlights, in two of the frames he’s wearing glasses. Photos P2000.4.8-9 feature a man’s ear; P2000.4.10-11 are of a closed mouth; P2000.4.12: nose in three-quarter view pointing toward bottom right; P2000.4.13: side of face in profile; P2000.4.14: chin and mouth in profile; P2000.4.15: dark photo of skin texture, this picture is mostly dark with a few highlights; P2000.4.16: close up of a man’s ear emerging from a dark brown background.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
P2000.4.1-16
People
Gary Schneider, American (East London, South Africa born 1954)
Title
John in Sixteen Parts
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1996
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, New York, New York City
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/349223

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Platinum print
Dimensions
109.1 x 362 x 3.8 cm (42 15/16 x 142 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, from the artist, sold to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2000.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition
Edition Size: 7 ; Edition Number: 2

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard and Ronay Menschel Fund for the Acquisition of Photographs
Copyright
© Gary Schneider
Accession Year
2000
Object Number
P2000.4.1-16
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1120 Contemporary Art, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 04/23/2015

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