About This Artwork
Charles Sheeler
American, 1883-1965
Self-portrait at Easel1931/32
Gelatin silver print
24.4 x 18.8 cm
Ada Turnbull Hertle Endowment, 1988.431
Photography
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
Washington D.C., National Gallery of Art, “On the Art of Fixing a Shadow: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Photography,” May 7–July 30, 1989; traveled to The Art Institute of Chicago, September 16–November 26, 1989; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, December 21, 1989–February 25, 1990.
AIC, "Crossing the Line: Photography Reconsidered." January 29–June 4, 2000. (David Travis)
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, "Charles Sheeler: Across Media," May 7-September 4, 2006; traveled to The Art Institute of Chicago, October 15, 2006-January 7, 2007; The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, February 10-May 6, 2007.
Publication History
Greenough, Sarah, Joel Snyder, David Travis and Colin Westerbeck. 1989. “On the Art of Fixing a Shadow: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Photography.” Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art/The Art Institute of Chicago. p.306, pl. 251.
Brock, Charles. 2006. "Charles Sheeler: Across Media." Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington/ University of California Press. p.110. fig. 1.