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Maker(s):Wilson, Martha
Culture:American (1947- )
Title:The Goddess from A Portfolio of Models
Date Made:1974-2008
Type:Photograph
Materials:gelatin silver print with typewritten text
Place Made:United States
Measurements:frame: 20 in x 14 in x 1 1/8 in; 50.8 cm x 35.56 cm x 2.8575 cm; image: 9 3/8 in x 7 3/8 in; 23.8125 cm x 18.7325 cm
Narrative Inscription:  unsigned, undated
Accession Number:  SC 2011.27.2
Credit Line:Purchased with the Dorothy C. Miller, class of 1925, Fund
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
dark studio backdrop, woman with short dark hair posed in long silk pants and shirt with proper right shoulder toward viewer, head on chin, serious expression, proper right hand on proper right leg which is forward and proper left hand on hip; there is text below image which reads: 'The Goddess Her presence is felt by both men and women, and every member of society past the age of five is aware of her. She is the fashion-model archetype, an implicit image of reference. She always looks perfect. She also smells wonderful at all times. She has "sex-appeal." However, she is asexual. We look but don't imagine. Whether she is intelligent is irrelevant.'; feminist

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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