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Maker(s):Wilson, Martha
Culture:American (1947- )
Title:Title and Text from A Portfolio of Models
Date Made:1974-2008
Type:Photograph
Materials:typewritten text on paper
Place Made:United States
Measurements:frame: 20 in x 14 in; 50.8 cm x 35.56 cm
Narrative Inscription:  signature in blue ink: Martha Wilson, undated
Accession Number:  SC 2011.27.1
Credit Line:Purchased with the Dorothy C. Miller, class of 1925, Fund
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
Text: "A PORTFOLIO OF MODELS.

These are the models society holds out to me: Goddess, Housewife, Working Girl, Professional, Earth Mother, Lesbian. At one time or another, I have tried them all on for size, and none has fit. All that's left to do is be an artist and point the finger at my own predicament. The artist operates out of the vacuum left when all other values are rejected.

8/74"

Label Text:
This is edition 4 of 4, 2 AP. Additional writing on this object can be found at
Paper + People the Cunningham Center Blog.

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