Self-Portrait with Red Sweater
1980, printed 2023
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View on museum website →Medium
chromogenic print
Dimensions
image: 30.48 × 19.69 cm (12 × 7 3/4 in.) sheet: 55.88 × 45.09 cm (22 × 17 3/4 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund
Accession Number
2023.171.2
Art Historical Context
Barkley L. Hendricks *Self-Portrait with Redater* (1980, printed 2023) invites viewers into the artist's confident gaze, captured in an intimate chromogenic print measuring 12 × 7 3/4 inches. Hendricks, a pioneering American photographer painter, often turned the lens on himself, blending personal introspection with bold stylistic flair. Created at the tail end of the 1970s—a decade marked by vibrant cultural shifts and the rise of color photography—this self-portrait exemplifies his engagement with identity and presence. The chromogenic print medium, a dye-based color process, brings Hendric...