Untitled

1987–88

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

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.

Artwork Details

Overview

Exhibition History

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
Curatorial Department: Photographs