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Self Portrait

Artist Varujan Boghosian (American, 1926-2020)
Datemid 20th-early 21st Century
DimensionsH: 13 in. (33 cm); W: 17 in. (43.2 cm); Depth: 3 ½ in. (8.9 cm)
MediumMixed media construction
ClassificationMixed Media
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey, by exchange
Object number
2014.28
Not on View
DescriptionThe face of the canvas is turned toward the wall and the back of the frame is exposed. A mixed media construction featuring a silver bird rests in the center of the frame. This construction is typical of Boghosian’s inclination to utilize the frame as a fundamental component of a work’s overall composition. Here, the face of the canvas is turned toward the wall and the back of the frame is exposed; a mixed media construction featuring a silver bird rests in the center of the frames.
Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Varujan Boghosian, December 13, 2013-May 25, 2014.
Old Glory
Varujan Boghosian
2007
The Lamp
Varujan Boghosian
1999
Prima Porta
Varujan Boghosian
2013
Serpent
Varujan Boghosian
mid 20th-early 21st Century
Untitled [Panorama of the Roman Forum]
Attributed to Giuseppe Ninci
1880s
The Music Lesson
Gerard ter Borch, the younger
1660s
"Housetop"
Lola Pettway
2003
Travertine
Varujan Boghosian
1984

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