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There are probably as many self portraits as there are artists. Nevertheless, some of the most fascinating works created by artists are the images they render of themselves. In this circumstance, they are both the observer and the observed. While on the one hand the artist is limited by having to be the model, the more interesting side is how the artist wants to be viewed by the world. This very personal idiom may be the reason that self portraits have been studied, exhibited and collected through the ages.

Sigmund Abeles
Measuring Up, 1975
lithograph, edition 50
18 1/4 x 13 3/4"

Mark Adams
Mirror, 1961
dry point, edition 25
7 1/2 x 5 7/8”

Ivan Albright
Self Portrait
55 Division Street, 1947
lithograph, edition 250
14 1/4 x 10 1/4"

Robert Arneson
Up Against It, 1980
color lithograph, edition 35
40 x 30"

Milton Avery
Self Portrait, 1937
drypoint, edition 60
7 7/8 x 6 3/8"

Peggy Bacon
Lady Artist, 1925
drypoint, edition less
than 35
6 x 4"

Leonard Baskin
Leonard Baskin at 51, 1973
color woodcut
edition 100
32 x 23 1/2"

Jack Beal
Self Portrait, 1974
lithograph, edition 52
27 x 20 3/4"

David Becker
A Foregone Conclusion, 1985
etching
edition 80
16 5/8 x 22 3/4"

William Beckman
Self Portrait, Three Quarters View, 1989.
lithograph, edition 10
47 x 37"

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This collection of American Self Portraits covers almost 100 years, from 1924 to 2000. Each portrait, where possible, is accompanied with a statement by the artist. Other statements or quotations were taken from essays, articles or books about that particular artist. The purpose of the statements is to shed further insight about the artists, their work, and their time. The collection as a whole reflects the direction and importance of printmaking in the twentieth century and a bit beyond.