Discover the National Portrait Gallery Washington’s unparalleled collection of self-portraits from 1900 to today
Representations of artists in a variety of media: painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, printmaking, and video
Lively, enlightening texts by National Portrait Gallery curators and other specialists
39,90 €
Eye to I
Self-Portraits from the National Portrait Gallery
This richly illustrated book features an introduction by the National Portrait Gallery’s chief curator and nearly 150 insightful entries on key self-portraits in the museum’s collection. "Eye to I" provides readers with an overview of self-portraiture while revealing the intersections that exist between art, life, and self-representation.
description
Drawing primarily from the museum’s collection, "Eye to I" explores how American artists have portrayed themselves since 1900. The book shows that while each individual’s approach to self-portraiture arises under unique circumstances, all of their representations raise important questions about self-perception and self-reflection. Sometimes artists choose to reveal intimate details of their inner lives. Other times they use the genre to obfuscate their true selves or invent alter egos. Today, with the proliferation of selfies and the contemporary focus on identity, it is time to reassess the significance of the self-portrait.
press commentaries
Even as it looks a century into the past, Eye to I engages with what the self-portrait means today, in all its complications.
Fine Books Magazine
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Contributions by Robyn Asleson, Taína Caragol, Anne Collins Goodyear, Frank Goodyear III, Dorothy Moss, Asma Naeem, Patricia Quealy, Wendy Wick Reaves, Emily Caplan Reed, Ann Shumard, Leslie Ureña, and Ann Prentice Wagner
336 pages, 178 colour illustrations
17.8 × 22.9 cm, hardcover
336 pages, 178 colour illustrations
17.8 × 22.9 cm, hardcover
ISBN: 978-3-7774-3223-6
Events
Washington
| National Portrait Gallery
Categories
Photography
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Art 20th Century
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Painting
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Modern Age
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Museums and Collections
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Contemporary Art
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Painting 20th Century
Keywords
Selfie, 21st Century, Photography, Contemporary Art
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