AutoPolaroid, 1969–71

Photography and Media

1971

Lucas Samaras
American, born 1936

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Photography and Media

Artist: Lucas Samaras
Title: AutoPolaroid, 1969–71
Place: United States (Artist's nationality)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1971
Medium: Monochromatic dye diffusion transfer print
Inscriptions: Unmarked recto; verso unchecked
Dimensions: Image: 7.3 × 9.6 cm (2 7/8 × 3 13/16 in.); Paper: 8.5 × 10.8 cm (3 3/8 × 4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Robert and Gayle Greenhill
Reference Number: 1991.974

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

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