Jeff Mermelstein

Untitled (Flag on Head)
1995

A person dressed in a white blouse and black trousers stands on the steps of a church, adjusting a large American flag over their face. To the left, a sign reads "St. Ann's Church" with additional text below. The scene is framed by lush greenery and the brownstone architecture of the church.
A person dressed in a white blouse and black trousers stands on the steps of a church, adjusting a large American flag over their face. To the left, a sign reads "St. Ann's Church" with additional text below. The scene is framed by lush greenery and the brownstone architecture of the church.

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Date
1995

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Chromogenic print

Dimensions
Sheet: 16 × 20in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm) Image: 12 11/16 × 18 13/16in. (32.2 × 47.8 cm)

Accession number
2019.491

Edition
3/15

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Arthur and Susan Fleischer

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/63287

Jeff Mermelstein
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