Asco

Patssi with Self Portrait

1974

A woman in a turban and fur holds a dagger while surrounded by photos and a painted portrait.
A woman in a turban and fur holds a dagger while surrounded by photos and a painted portrait.

Asco, Patssi with Self Portrait, 1974. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 4 7/8 × 7 5/16 in. (12.4 × 18.6 cm) Image: 4 7/8 × 7 5/16 in. (12.4 × 18.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee 2014.44.1. © 1974-1983, Harry Gamboa Jr.

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Date
1974

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 4 7/8 × 7 5/16 in. (12.4 × 18.6 cm) Image: 4 7/8 × 7 5/16 in. (12.4 × 18.6 cm)

Accession number
2014.44.1

Credit line
Purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee

Rights and reproductions
© 1974-1983, Harry Gamboa Jr.

API
artworks/45150

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