About this artwork
Earning BFA and MFA degrees from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Paschke was fascinated by the forbidden allure offered by the fringes of society, especially strippers and sideshow performers. Even though the female in Charlene has many of the hallmarks of “traditional” beauty, including an hourglass figure and an enticing ensemble, Paschke depicted her as sallow, veiny, and skeletal—suggesting an alternative attractiveness and underscoring her individuality.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Ed Paschke
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Title
- Charlene
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Place
- United States (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- 1974
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Medium
- Colored pencil, with blue and black ballpoint pen over graphite, on cream wove paper
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Inscriptions
- Signed and inscribed, recto lower right, in graphite: "E. Paschke '74"; inscribed lower left, in graphite: "Charlene"
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Dimensions
- 57.3 × 44.6 cm (22 9/16 × 17 9/16 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Robert A. Lewis
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Reference Number
- 1982.122
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Copyright
- © Ed Paschke
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