Self-portrait, multiple image
Photograph
20th century (made)
20th century (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Black and white portrait photograph of a man holding a Nikon camera. The word Nikon is written above the lens, and the image has a double exposure; faint repetitions of the image can be seen, with his repeated left eye particularly visible. The orientation of this image is long and narrow.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Self-portrait, multiple image (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Gelatin silver print |
| Brief description | Photography by Weegee, 'Self-portrait, multiple image', 20th century, gelatin silver print |
| Physical description | Black and white portrait photograph of a man holding a Nikon camera. The word Nikon is written above the lens, and the image has a double exposure; faint repetitions of the image can be seen, with his repeated left eye particularly visible. The orientation of this image is long and narrow. |
| Dimensions |
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| Style | |
| Gallery label | Weegee (1899–1968)
Self-portrait, Multiple Image
About 1965
During his later career, Weegee used prisms
and multiple exposures to experiment with
‘distortions’. In this intense self-portrait, the
camera conceals the photographer’s right eye,
but his repeated left eye and the camera’s lens
confront the viewer. The Nikon camera in his
hands was a recent model.
Gelatin silver print
Museum no. PH.1233-1980(23/7/2016-5/3/2017) |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | PH.1233-1980 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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