Michael Mazur

The Artist and Her Shadow
1967

A black and white artwork featuring two contrasting silhouettes of human figures side by side; the left is a solid black shape with a white cutout of a smaller figure within, and the right is a detailed grayscale image of a torso with visible muscle definition. The piece is signed and numbered at the bottom.
A black and white artwork featuring two contrasting silhouettes of human figures side by side; the left is a solid black shape with a white cutout of a smaller figure within, and the right is a detailed grayscale image of a torso with visible muscle definition. The piece is signed and numbered at the bottom.

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Date
1967

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching and aquatint

Dimensions
Sheet: 24 7/8 × 38 3/16in. (63.2 × 97 cm) Plate (Left, Irregular): 23 × 11in. (58.4 × 27.9 cm) Plate (Right, Irregular): 22 5/8 × 7 1/4in. (57.5 × 18.4 cm)

Accession number
68.69.9

Series
Diptych "The Model"

Edition
17/50

Publication
Printed by Michael Mazur; published by Associated American Artists

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Paul J. Schupf

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/5670

Michael Mazur
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