Object number2014.37.10

Stephanie, Heart-Shaped Birthmark

Date1985

Artist Joel Meyerowitz (American, born 1938)

CultureAmerican

MediumChromogenic print

DimensionsImage: 9 3/4 x 7 5/8 in. (24.8 x 19.4 cm)
Sheet: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 28 cm)

Credit LineGift form The Collection of Kate Axelrod and Peter Ocko, Los Angeles, CA

On View

Not on view

Period20th c

Classification(s)

Photograph

SignedOn verso, signed lower center in ink: Joel Meyerowitz

InscribedOn verso, by artist, right upper edge in ink: 14 5 1/2 8 1/2/5.6 3474 3[circled] B SKy 17 1/2y; lower center: Stephanie, heart shaped birthmark, [signature] 1985; by unidentified hand, lower right corner: 414; lower center edge: PF 109985

DescriptionColor image of a young redheaded woman straddling a railing looking directly at the camera. She wears a white top, red belt, and white shorts. On her left thigh are lighter areas of skin that possibly correspond to the birthmark mentioned in the title. The sand and ocean is visible, blurred behind her.

Terms

female

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