Portraits: the Artist in Print

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

Portraits: the Artist in Print
Portraits: the Artist in Print
Erin Barnett, curator
Rachel Epp Buller, curator
April 3, 1999–May 23, 1999
Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

This exhibition of prints and photographs investigates the traditions of self-portraiture and portraits of artists. It includes examples of traditional, formal portraiture as well as portraits in more informal settings. There are portraits of the artist at work, portraits of artists anachronis-tically included in historical depictions, as well as symbolic and allegorical self-portraits.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Georgia O'Keeffe and Orville Cox, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona (#18), Ansel Adams (1902–1984)
Ansel Adams (1902–1984)
"Yes, it's Batman and Robin, and yes, it's Andy Warhol and his latest girl-person (named Nico), and that, friends, is the Sixties whether you like it or not...", Frank Bez (1930–2018)
Frank Bez (1930–2018)
John S. Sargent, Alvin Langdon Coburn (1882–1966)
Alvin Langdon Coburn (1882–1966)
Alfred Stieglitz, Alvin Langdon Coburn (1882–1966)
Alvin Langdon Coburn (1882–1966)
Alfred Stieglitz, circa 1908
Self-portrait on Geary Street, Imogen Cunningham (1883–1976)
Imogen Cunningham (1883–1976)
Jim Dine Swimming, Lee Friedlander (born 1934)
Lee Friedlander (born 1934)
Jim Dine Swimming, circa 1969
Canyon de Chelly, Arizona - 1983, Lee Friedlander (born 1934); Richard Benson (born 1943)
Lee Friedlander (born 1934); Richard Benson (born 1943)
Self-portrait with Children, Lewis Wickes Hine (1874–1940)
Lewis Wickes Hine (1874–1940)
Rodin in His Studio, Gertrude Stanton Käsebier (1852–1934)
Gertrude Stanton Käsebier (1852–1934)
Rodin in His Studio, circa 1906–1907
Portrait of Richard Hollander, Richard Loftis (born 1938)
Richard Loftis (born 1938)
Rene Magritte, Duane Michals (born 1932)
Duane Michals (born 1932)
Thomas Hart Benton, Kansas City, Missouri, Duane Michals (born 1932)
Duane Michals (born 1932)
David Hockney, David Montgomery (born 1937)
David Montgomery (born 1937)
David Hockney, circa 1969
Jackson Pollock, Hans Namuth (1915–1990)
Hans Namuth (1915–1990)
Piet Mondrian, New York City, Arnold Newman (1918–2006)
Arnold Newman (1918–2006)
Alfred Stieglitz, New York, Dorothy Norman (1905–1997)
Dorothy Norman (1905–1997)
Joseph Judd and Edith Stanley Pennell, Jon Blumb (born 1956); Joseph Judd Pennell (1866–1922)
Jon Blumb (born 1956); Joseph Judd Pennell (1866–1922)
John Marin in his Studio, Hoboken, New Jersey, Arthur Rothstein (1915–1985)
Arthur Rothstein (1915–1985)
The Painter, Heinrich Hoerle, Cologne, Gunther Sander; August Sander (1876–1964)
Gunther Sander; August Sander (1876–1964)
Self-portrait, Hampton F. Shirer (1894–1977)
Hampton F. Shirer (1894–1977)
Marsden Hartley, Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946)
Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946)
Georges Braque, Varangeville, France, Paul Strand (1890–1976); Richard Benson (born 1943)
Paul Strand (1890–1976); Richard Benson (born 1943)
Self-portrait, Andy Warhol (1928–1987)
Andy Warhol (1928–1987)
Diane Arbus, Central Park, Love-In, Garry Winogrand (1928–1984)
Garry Winogrand (1928–1984)
Richard Hollander and H.C. Westermann at Pine Planes, September, 1977, Joanna Beall Westermann (1935–1997)
Joanna Beall Westermann (1935–1997)
H.C. Westermann and Joanna Beall at Pine Planes, September, 1977, Richard M. Hollander (1911–1991)
Richard M. Hollander (1911–1991)
Salvador Dali, Gösta Peterson (1923–2017)
Gösta Peterson (1923–2017)
Salvador Dali, circa 1971