Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
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Caption
Deborah Kass (American, born 1952). Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, 1994. Silkscreen ink and acrylic on canvas, Each of 24 panels: 22 x 22 in. (55.9 x 55.9 cm). Stephanie and Tim Ingrassia, L2014.4a-x. . (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Date
1994
Medium
Silkscreen ink and acrylic on canvas
Classification
Dimensions
Each of 24 panels: 22 x 22 in. (55.9 x 55.9 cm)
Credit Line
Stephanie and Tim Ingrassia
Accession Number
L2014.4a-x
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Frequent Art Questions
I can definitely tell this piece was influenced by Andy Warhol, however, Kass made this one. How can we tell if it is a copy or just get influenced by Warhol?
Kass is inserting herself into iconic works from art history, so she is definitely referencing Warhol, but in a way that asserts her identity as a female artist into the Pop art reference.Okay, I see. As an art history student, I was confused by these copy and reference issues. I'm glad to hear some opinions from professionals!Oh, I see!I intend to hear opinions from different people.We like hearing your opinions too!Well, so far this is the best $10 I've spent in the U.S. The exhibitions, galleries, and collections are amazing!That makes us so happy! I'm glad you like the collections (and you have visited quite a few different galleries).Hi, I'd like to know some more about this series of portraits.
You're looking at a Deborah Kass series of silkscreens. At first look many people assume it's a work by Andy Warhol. But Kass is a woman interested in interjecting herself into the mostly male art world.I was just passing through on my way to the period rooms, but this caught my eye.It's a pretty interesting exhibition on self-portraiture and identity. I know some people say, "Every work of art an artist makes is in a way a self portrait." Some of the works in this installation are easy to understand as a portrait, but others are much more abstract.Can you tell me a little about it?
Yes! To make this specific work, Deborah Kass photographed herself posing just like one of Andy Warhol's Self-Portraits and then she painted her new self-portrait in Warhol's style, in multiples with bright screen-printed colors. Kass is inserting herself into an iconic work from art history, but in a way that asserts her own identity as a female artist.She has produced many works inspired by Warhol's most famous paintings, inserting herself or another woman -- for example, in her "Jewish Jackie" series, she put Barbra Streisand's face into paintings that otherwise look like Warhol's paintings of Jacqueline Kennedy! In the work you're looking at right now, Kass is making us think about originality and the process of making art as well as about gender.Thank you!
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