Small Self-Portrait

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TitleSmall Self-Portrait

Artist Jonathan Shahn (American, 1938 - 2020)

Date1975

MediumFiberglass and talc

DimensionsOverall: 16 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.

SubmissionNA diploma presentation, January 17, 2001

Credit LineNational Academy of Design, New York, NY

Object number2001.2

Label TextSculptor Jonathan Shahn studied at School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, following a fairly traditional curriculum working from the figure. He is best known for his evocative full-length figures and heads in carved in wood, modeled in plaster, or cast in bronze. Shahn has completed a number of public commissions but his more intimate work is equally as evocative. Small Self-Portrait was Shahn's diploma presentation and reflects the artist's use of non-traditional materials, which give the work its matte finish.