LOWRY, Janice

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Description

Mr. Beauty
Collage
16 3/4 x 12 3/4" FRAMED
Lowry collages an altered portrait from an earlier era by morphing the subject's face into unique shapes with only the eyes and nose remaining in original form; a cutout of a bird is on his shoulder.The subject sits in a chair with a book in his lap. A circular cutout of a bird rests on one arm; a strip of elaborate penmanship is at the bottom of the page and reads: "Beauty Beauty Beauty." Signed and dated at the lower right.

Date

2003

Creator

LOWRY, Janice
b. United States, 1946-2009

Source

Gift of John Gothold and the Kohler Foundation, Inc.

Identifier

2021.006.003

Citation

LOWRY, Janice and b. United States, 1946-2009, “LOWRY, Janice,” UCSB ADA Museum Omeka, accessed October 13, 2024, http://art-collections.museum.ucsb.edu/items/show/16733.