Weegee

Dali
c. 1960

A black and white photograph manipulated to create an illusion where a person's face appears to be upside down, with the chin serving as a forehead and the neck as a nose, while the actual eyes and mouth are hidden, creating an abstract face-like image. The figure wears a tuxedo, and the name "DALÍ" is handwritten on the bottom right corner, suggesting the work of Salvador Dalí. The photo has signs of wear and age with creases and stains.
A black and white photograph manipulated to create an illusion where a person's face appears to be upside down, with the chin serving as a forehead and the neck as a nose, while the actual eyes and mouth are hidden, creating an abstract face-like image. The figure wears a tuxedo, and the name "DALÍ" is handwritten on the bottom right corner, suggesting the work of Salvador Dalí. The photo has signs of wear and age with creases and stains.

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Date
c. 1960

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 13 15/16 × 10 11/16in. (35.4 × 27.1 cm) Image: 13 × 9 7/16in. (33 × 24 cm)

Accession number
96.240.2

Edition
Vintage

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Murray & Isabella Rayburn Foundation, Inc.

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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