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Untitled

Lyle Ashton Harris American

1987–88

Not on view

Lyle Ashton Harris is a multimedia artist who works in photography, video, and performance. Growing up in the Bronx in a family of photographers, he had ready access to cameras and extensive family picture archives. After a transformative trip to Amsterdam to visit his filmmaker brother, he returned home committed to picture making and began his first major body of work, Americas. Wearing white face makeup and a light-colored wig, Harris posed for the camera in motion, often screaming and almost naked. The bold photographs established his reputation and launched his now thirty-three year exploration of the medium as a tool of self-expression.

Untitled, Lyle Ashton Harris (American, born 1965), Gelatin silver print — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Untitled

Artist: Lyle Ashton Harris (American, born 1965)

Date: 1987–88

Medium: Gelatin silver print

Dimensions: Image: 11 7/8 × 7 13/16 in. (30.2 × 19.9 cm)
Framed: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)

Classification: Photographs

Credit Line: Promised Gift of Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary

Accession Number: SL.13.2020.1.83

Rights and Reproduction: © 2022 Lyle Ashton Harris Harris Courtesy of the artist and Salon 94, New York

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