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First Lady (Pat Nixon), from series House Beautiful: Bringing the War Home

A light-skinned woman, Pat Nixon, in an ornate room with dandelion-colored walls. Her skirt matches the wall color. She stands in front of the fireplace, smiling at the camera. Above the fireplace is a large black-and-white photo of a young woman curled in pain.
© 1967-72 Martha Rosler.

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  • A light-skinned woman, Pat Nixon, in an ornate room with dandelion-colored walls. Her skirt matches the wall color. She stands in front of the fireplace, smiling at the camera. Above the fireplace is a large black-and-white photo of a young woman curled in pain.

Date:

1967–72

Artist:

Martha Rosler
American, born 1943

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Contemporary Art

Artist

Martha Rosler

Title

First Lady (Pat Nixon), from series House Beautiful: Bringing the War Home

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.

1967–1972

Medium

Photomontage

Edition

10 of 10, plus 2 artist's proofs

Dimensions

50.8 × 61 cm (20 × 24 in.)

Credit Line

Claire and Gordon Prussian Fund for Contemporary Art

Reference Number

2008.185.1

Copyright

© 1967-72 Martha Rosler.

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