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Lynn Hershman Leeson
Roberta Comix1977

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Black and white comic-style print with bold lettering reading 'ROBERTA BREITMORE (AN ALCHEMICAL PORTRAIT STARTED IN 1975)' over a densely illustrated scene featuring a woman with a blonde bob and patterned markings on her face, surrounded by other figures, a vintage car, and a roller coaster
Black and white ink comic illustration with bold lettering reading 'ROBERTA' at top. Central diamond-shaped panel shows a figure viewed from behind looking into a mirror at a face with skin blemishes, seated at a vanity with makeup items; timestamped '9:03 Aug 12, 1975.' Lower panels show a close-up of lips with lipstick and a glamorized face with styled hair, captioned '9:07 TRANSFORMATION COMPLETED.'
Black and white comic strip page, six panels with dense crosshatched ink linework. Top panels show a figure reading a newspaper and a classified ad detail with handwritten-style text. Middle panels depict two figures meeting outdoors, labeled "November 14 1975 Union Square," with speech bubbles. Bottom panels show two figures conversing on a park bench.
Black and white comic page with four panels. Top row: close-up of handwritten diary pages, then a newspaper or classified ad page with speech bubble. Middle: wide panel of a sleek low-rider car in a busy parking lot, labeled 'Meanwhile.' Bottom row: a woman standing at a chain-link fence spoken to by two figures, then a close-up of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses with a speech bubble.
Black and white comic strip page with six panels in bold ink line work, depicting a female figure changing clothes, exiting past bystanders near a fairground, and visiting a bakery display, with hand-lettered narrative captions.
Artist or Maker
Lynn Hershman Leeson
Title
Roberta Comix
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1977
Medium
Offset print
Dimensions
a) Image: 9 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (24.13 x 17.15 cm); b) Image: 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (24.13 x 16.51 cm); c-d) Image: 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (23.5 x 15.88 cm) each; e) Image: 9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. (23.5 x 16.51 cm); a-e) Sheet: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.94 x 21.59 cm) each
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund and the Marvin B. Meyer Family Endowment in memory of Nan Uhlmann Meyer
Accession Number
M.2003.36.5a-e
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art