Self-portrait, Hampton F. Shirer

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Hampton F. Shirer, Self-portrait
Hampton F. Shirer, Self-portrait
Hampton F. Shirer
Self-portrait
1918
Hampton F. Shirer
1894–1977
Self-portrait, 1918
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 32.4 x 25.4 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 12 3/4 x 10 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 25 x 20 in
Credit line: Gift of Hampton F. Shirer
Accession number: 1972.0300
Not on display
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Archive Label 2003: Still an architecture student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Shirer presents himself as a dandy. He looks confidently at the viewer with his carefully coifed hair. He wears an artfully tied cravat and a fur draped over his shoulders. The position of Shirer’s body and the shadows cast by the studio light recall film star photographs.