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The Caresses VII (from the series About Her)

Black-and-white outdoor photograph of an older dark-skinned man in overalls seated near a doorway, wearing a wide straw hat, hands folded.

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  • Black-and-white outdoor photograph of an older dark-skinned man in overalls seated near a doorway, wearing a wide straw hat, hands folded.

Date:

1967, printed 1978

Artist:

Teresa Gierzyńska
Polish, born 1947

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Teresa Gierzyńska

Title

The Caresses VII (from the series About Her)

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 1967–1978

Medium

Gelatin silver print, photomontage with applied ink and scotch tape

Dimensions

Image, approx: 38 × 29 cm (15 × 11 7/16 in.); Paper/mount: 39.2 × 29.3 cm (15 7/16 × 11 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Through prior purchase with funds provided by Joseph and Helen Regenstein Foundation

Reference Number

2019.13

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