Robert Heinecken

She: I Suppose Some Dumb Thing I Say...
1976–1978

A collection of three Polaroid photos displayed on a white background with handwritten text below. The first photo shows two individuals, one embracing the other who is playfully holding a phone receiver to their ear. The second photo captures a person obscured by a large fern plant. The third photo features two individuals closely posing for the camera, one with an arm around the other. Below the images, a dialogue is written, suggesting a conversation about the potential inclusion of their spoken words in future writings. The artist's signature and the years 1976-78 are inscribed at the bottom right.
A collection of three Polaroid photos displayed on a white background with handwritten text below. The first photo shows two individuals, one embracing the other who is playfully holding a phone receiver to their ear. The second photo captures a person obscured by a large fern plant. The third photo features two individuals closely posing for the camera, one with an arm around the other. Below the images, a dialogue is written, suggesting a conversation about the potential inclusion of their spoken words in future writings. The artist's signature and the years 1976-78 are inscribed at the bottom right.

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Date
1976–1978

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Three internal dye diffusion transfer prints (Polaroid) and ink

Dimensions
Sheet (Sight): 10 5/8 × 13 5/8in. (27 × 34.6 cm) Frame: 11 3/16 × 14 3/16 × 15/16in. (28.4 × 36 × 2.4 cm)

Accession number
2003.420

Edition
Unique

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Jeanne and Richard S. Press

Rights and reproductions
© The Robert Heinecken Trust

API
artworks/18276

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