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Maker(s):Wilson, Martha
Culture:American (1947- )
Title:The Lesbian 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; 50.8 cm x 35.56 cm; image: 9 3/8 in x 7 3/8 in; 23.8125 cm x 18.7325 cm
Narrative Inscription:  unsigned, undated4
Accession Number:  SC 2011.27.7
Credit Line:Purchased with the Dorothy C. Miller, class of 1925, Fund
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
light grey backdrop paper, standing woman with short hair in rolled up jeans, high boots, sweater and shiny jacket, both hands in the jacket pockets, her head is tilted and her expression serious; the text below the photograph reads: The Lesbian She hates the goddess, because actually the goddess was invented by the men on Madison Avenue. She alone sees through goddessdom, but unluckily, her sexuality is so misplaces that the rest of society ignores her. Her intelligence is a flyweight issue in light of her emotional problems. 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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