The Frances Young Tang
Teaching Museum and Art Gallery
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Collection Artwork
Artist
Roger Mertin (Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1942 – 2001, Rochester, New York)
Title
Karen with Lyndon, Richmond, Virginia
Creation date
1988
Materials
chromogenic print
Dimensions
paper size: 24 x 20 in.
image size: 22 x 17 1/2 in.
Credit Line
Gift of Linda Hellmich Brink, Class of 1964, in honor of Christina Hellmich
Place of Creation
photographed in Richmond, Virginia, United States, North America
Accession Number
2004.3
Object Type
Photographs

Object Label

Karen, with her baby Lyndon outside of her home, insisted on wearing lipstick before Roger Mertin photographed them. How do our perceptions of a sitter change if we are aware of their agency, or lack thereof, in their own depictions?

From the exhibition: Where Words Falter: Art and Empathy (July 9 – December 18, 2022)

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Research on our collection is ongoing. If you have resources you’d like to share, please contact Associate Curator Rebecca McNamara.
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Where Words Falter: Art and Empathy
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