Necklines, 1989
- Artist
Lorna Simpson
- Title
Necklines
- Date
1989
- Medium
Three silver gelatin prints, two engraved plastic plaques
- Dimensions
69 3/8 x 67 5/8 x 1 5/8 in. (176.2 x 171.8 x 4.1 cm)
- Edition
Edition of 3 with 1 AP
- Credit line
The Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of Emily and Jerry Spiegel, New York
- Object Number
2003.2.5a-e
The three images in Necklines show different perspectives of a person’s neck. Placed below the photographs is a list of words playing on the word neck, creating a suggestive relationship between imagery and language that complicates the interpretation of the work as a whole. While the visible portions of the lower face offer no clues, the text seems to hint at a broad yet undecipherable narrative.
Necklines, 1989
- Artist
Lorna Simpson
- Title
Necklines
- Date
1989
- Medium
Three silver gelatin prints, two engraved plastic plaques
- Dimensions
69 3/8 x 67 5/8 x 1 5/8 in. (176.2 x 171.8 x 4.1 cm)
- Edition
Edition of 3 with 1 AP
- Credit line
The Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of Emily and Jerry Spiegel, New York
- Object Number
2003.2.5a-e
The three images in Necklines show different perspectives of a person’s neck. Placed below the photographs is a list of words playing on the word neck, creating a suggestive relationship between imagery and language that complicates the interpretation of the work as a whole. While the visible portions of the lower face offer no clues, the text seems to hint at a broad yet undecipherable narrative.