Betsy Baker
2009, printed 2010
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View on museum website →Medium
inkjet print
Dimensions
image: 81.28 × 45.72 cm (32 × 18 in.) sheet: 91.44 × 50.8 cm (36 × 20 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kimberly and John F. Zwetchkenbaum
Accession Number
2014.149.10
Art Historical Context
**Betsy Baker** by Lucas Samaras (200, printed 2010) is a compelling inkjet print portrait, now part of the National Gallery Art's collection through the generous gift of Kimberly and John F.etchkenbaum. Measuring 32 × 18 inches (image) on a 36 × 20-inch sheet, this work reflects Samaras's long-standing fascination with photography as a medium for personal and psychological exploration. Born in Greece and raised in the U.S., Samaras emerged in the 1960s New York art scene, gaining acclaim for innovative photo-based works that blur the lines between reality and transformation. The use of inkje...
About the Artist
Lucas Samaras
Lucas Samaras, a Greek-born American artist renowned for his boundary-defying explorations of self and identity, was born on September 14, 1936, in Kastoria, Greece. Immigrating to the United States with his family in 1948 amid the turmoil of World War II and the Greek Civil War, he settled in West New York, New Jersey. Samaras pursued studies at Rutgers University from 1955 to 1959, where he befr...