Darrel Ellis

Untitled (Self-Portrait)
c. 1989–1991

A heavily red-tinted, somewhat abstract image that appears to be a damaged or distorted photograph, possibly depicting a book or rectangular object with unclear shapes or shadows cast across it. The image has a vintage or aged look with scratches and imperfections visible on the surface.
A heavily red-tinted, somewhat abstract image that appears to be a damaged or distorted photograph, possibly depicting a book or rectangular object with unclear shapes or shadows cast across it. The image has a vintage or aged look with scratches and imperfections visible on the surface.

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Date
c. 1989–1991

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print with colored ink

Dimensions
Sheet: 8 × 9 15/16in. (20.3 × 25.2 cm) Image: 5 1/16 × 8 5/8in. (12.9 × 21.9 cm)

Accession number
2022.108

Edition
Unique

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee in memory of Jon D. Smith Jr.

Rights and reproductions
© The Darrel Ellis Estate

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Darrel Ellis
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