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Three rows of four photographs each showing the artist in a khaki shirt. The artist has altered his image in each photograph by lengthening or darkening his hair and beard, shifting his hairline, or increasing the contrast between his eyebrows and skin.

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Portrait: (Self) #1 as Control + 11 Alterations by Retouching and Airbrushing

John Baldessari
1974

46 x 50 inches (116.84 x 127 cm) overall, approx.
14 x 10 3/4 inches (35.56 x 27.31 cm) individual
21 x 17 1/2 x 1 inches (53.34 x 44.45 x 2.54 cm) individual, framed
color photographs with airbrushing on museum board
© John Baldessari 1974. Courtesy Estate of John Baldessari © 2025
Courtesy John Baldessari Family Foundation; Sprüth Magers

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