Benton Murdoch Spruance

I Will Be What I Choose
1949

A colorful artwork depicting a seated woman looking at a reflection of her face in a hand mirror. She wears a salmon-colored blouse and is surrounded by various objects, including a yellow cloth hanging in the background and a banana peel in her lap. The style suggests a mix of realism and expressionism, with strong lines and textured shading.
A colorful artwork depicting a seated woman looking at a reflection of her face in a hand mirror. She wears a salmon-colored blouse and is surrounded by various objects, including a yellow cloth hanging in the background and a banana peel in her lap. The style suggests a mix of realism and expressionism, with strong lines and textured shading.

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Date
1949

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 23 × 16 1/4in. (58.4 × 41.3 cm) Image: 18 13/16 × 13 5/16in. (47.8 × 33.8 cm)

Accession number
96.68.282

Series
Vanities series

Edition
2/40

Publication
Printed by Theodore H. Cuno

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from The Lauder Foundation, Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Fund

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Benton Murdoch Spruance
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