About This Artwork

Lucas Samaras
American, born 1936

AutoPolaroids, 1969/70

Gelatin silver transfer prints (18); Composite
9.5 x 7.3 cm (each)
Gift of Robert and Gayle Greenhill, 1991.972

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

New York, NY, Whitney Museum of American Art, "Unrepentant Ego: The Self-Portraits of Lucas Samaras," November 13, 2003–February 8, 2004.

Athens, Greece, National Gallery of Athens, Alexandros Soutzos Museum, "Lucas Samaras: A Retrospective," April 4–July 31, 2005.

Washigton, D. C., National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution), "Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture," October 22, 2010-February 6, 2011.

Publication History

Samaras, Lucas. 1971. “Samaras Album: Autointerview, Autobiography, Autopolaroid.” Whitney Museum of American Art/Pace Editions. p. 26–27. (other print of this image)

Katz, Jonathan D., David C. Ward and Jennifer Sichel. 2010. "Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture." Exh. cat. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Instititution/Smithsonian Books. p. 196-97, pl. 58.




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