Asco

No Canary
1977

A black and white photograph of a person with their head inside a birdcage, holding the cage with both hands. The image conveys a sense of confinement or restriction, with the bars of the cage obscuring parts of the person's face.

A black and white photograph of a person with their head inside a birdcage, holding the cage with both hands. The image conveys a sense of confinement or restriction, with the bars of the cage obscuring parts of the person's face.

Not on view

Date
1977

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 5 × 7 1/2in. (12.7 × 19.1 cm) Image: 5 × 7 1/2in. (12.7 × 19.1 cm)

Accession number
2014.44.2

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee

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

API
artworks/45151

Part of a series:

4 works

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A black and white photograph of a person with their head inside a birdcage, holding the cage with both hands. The image conveys a sense of confinement or restriction, with the bars of the cage obscuring parts of the person's face.

A black and white photograph of a woman reclining on a bed, surrounded by an eclectic mix of objects. She wears a dark turban adorned with flowers, large earrings, and a fur stole over a sequined dress. Her eyes are closed, and she holds a cigarette in one hand. Scattered around her are tarot cards, a doll, and a large portrait of a face. The setting is cluttered and appears to be in a bohemian-styled room.

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