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Untitled (Self-Portrait atop the Republic Building)

A work made of gelatin silver print.

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

1960, printed 1973

Artist:

Richard Nickel (American, 1928–1972)
printed by Patrice Grimbert (French, 1947–1974)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Richard Nickel

Title

Untitled (Self-Portrait atop the Republic Building)

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 1960

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Inscriptions

Unmarked recto; inscribed verso, on mount, upper left, in graphite: "7 [encircled]"; verso, on mount, lower left, in graphite: "/7"

Dimensions

Image: 45 × 29.7 cm (17 3/4 × 11 3/4 in.); Paper: 50.3 × 39.4 cm (19 13/16 × 15 9/16 in.); Mount: 71.2 × 55.9 cm (28 1/16 × 22 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Photography Department Exhibition funds

Reference Number

1975.388

Extended information about this artwork

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