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Thom Shaw

(Cincinnati, Ohio, 1947 - 2010, Cincinnati, Ohio)

Self-Portrait: The Day After the Day Before

1997

relief print on paper

60 x 40 in. (152.4 x 101.6 cm)

Collection of the Akron Art Museum

Gift of the artist

2002.16

More Information

About this graphic image that highlights the invasive character of a medical treatment, the artist observed: “I wanted to take a more aggressive approach to self-portraiture by showing how I deal with fear, anger, and hope—my own inner monoliths.”

Keywords
Male
Contemporary Art
African American
Printmaking
Ohio
Self portraits