About This Artwork

Lucas Samaras
American, born 1936

AutoPolaroids, 1969–71, 1969

Gelatin silver transfer print with applied color
9.5 x 7.3 cm
Code on verso: M007822, indicates film manufacture date of Dec. 1970 (per DS).
Gift of Robert and Gayle Greenhill, 1991.975

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.

Publication History

Samaras, Lucas and Ben Lifson. 1987. “Samaras: The Photographs of Lucas Samaras.” Aperture. p. 29. (other print of this image)




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