Object Notes

1976.24 Serra, Untitled


GENERAL DESCRIPTION  
The weight and density of Cor-Ten steel is emphasized by Richard Serra's massive pieces, which deliberately suggest a sense of ponderous, even dangerous, balance. The effect is both psychological and physical.

1983.582, Blythe Bohnen, Self-Portraits; head in Motion, 1978, gelatin silver print


GENERAL DESCRIPTION  
Trained as a painter, Blythe Bohnen began using photography to capture the motion of her gestures on canvas. Later, she made a series of self-portraits using a timed shutter and precise movements that resulted in blurred, nearly abstracted images.

1983.580, Blythe Bohnen, Self-Portraits; head in Motion, 1978, gelatin silver print


GENERAL DESCRIPTION  
Trained as a painter, Blythe Bohnen began using photography to capture the motion of her gestures on canvas. Later, she made a series of self-portraits using a timed shutter and precise movements that resulted in blurred, nearly abstracted images.

1983.578, Blythe Bohnen, Self-Portraits; head in Motion, 1978, gelatin silver print


GENERAL DESCRIPTION  
Trained as a painter, Blythe Bohnen began using photography to capture the motion of her gestures on canvas. Later, she made a series of self-portraits using a timed shutter and precise movements that resulted in blurred, nearly abstracted images.

1983.577, Blythe Bohnen, Self-Portraits; head in Motion, 1978, gelatin silver print


GENERAL DESCRIPTION  
Trained as a painter, Blythe Bohnen began using photography to capture the motion of her gestures on canvas. Later, she made a series of self-portraits using a timed shutter and precise movements that resulted in blurred, nearly abstracted images.

1983.576, Blythe Bohnen, Self-Portraits; head in Motion, 1978, gelatin silver print


GENERAL DESCRIPTION  
Trained as a painter, Blythe Bohnen began using photography to capture the motion of her gestures on canvas. Later, she made a series of self-portraits using a timed shutter and precise movements that resulted in blurred, nearly abstracted images.

1983.574, Blythe Bohnen, Self-Portraits; head in Motion, 1978, gelatin silver print


GENERAL DESCRIPTION  
Trained as a painter, Blythe Bohnen began using photography to capture the motion of her gestures on canvas. Later, she made a series of self-portraits using a timed shutter and precise movements that resulted in blurred, nearly abstracted images.