Père Ubu

1936

Dora Maar

Associated Names
Dora Maar

Artist, French, 1907 - 1997

This is a black-and-white photograph showing a close-up view of what appears to be an armadillo standing on its hind legs. Its head and snout are in the center of the image, and only one of its eyes is visible. It doesn’t appear to have ears. The scaly texture of the skin on its head is clear. Its front feet are up near its head, with their long claws tilted downward. The ridges and scales of its shell and abdomen take up most of the rest of the image; behind it is a plain black background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of J. Patrick and Patricia A. Kennedy

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.13 × 17.78 cm (9 1/2 × 7 in.)
    mount: 64.7 × 49.5 cm (25 1/2 × 19 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.110.1

  • Copyright

    ARTIST RIGHTS MUST BE CLEARED. © 2020 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York); Pam Bonino, CA; Dr. J. Patrick and Patricia Kennedy, San Leandro, CA; gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2021

  • The New Woman Behind the Camera, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2021 - 2022, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

2020

  • Nelson, Andrea et al._The New Woman Behind the Camera_Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 2020.

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