Rhona Bitner

JJKO1 from the series CLOWN
2001

A figure dressed as a clown with exaggerated white makeup, a red nose, and wild red hair stands against a black background. The clown wears a black suit with pinstripes, a yellow bow tie, and white gloves, and is holding a small bouquet of flowers. The expression on the clown's face is a mix of sadness and contemplation.
A figure dressed as a clown with exaggerated white makeup, a red nose, and wild red hair stands against a black background. The clown wears a black suit with pinstripes, a yellow bow tie, and white gloves, and is holding a small bouquet of flowers. The expression on the clown's face is a mix of sadness and contemplation.

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Date
2001

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Silver dye bleach print

Dimensions
Image (sight): 75 5/8 × 41 11/16in. (192.1 × 105.9 cm) Sheet (sight): 75 5/8 × 41 11/16in. (192.1 × 105.9 cm) Mount (sight): 75 5/8 × 41 11/16in. (192.1 × 105.9 cm)

Accession number
2021.149

Edition
1/3

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the artist in memory of her father

Rights and reproductions
© Rhona Bitner, ADAGP / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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