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Robert Heinecken
Recto/Verso1989

Not on view
Print title page on pale gray paper with bold typeset 'RECTO' above a striped and mirrored 'VERSO,' followed by centered text listing the portfolio edition details, contributors, and handwritten number 32/50
Printed page with small-type copyright credits and publication information centered near the bottom of an otherwise blank white field.
Printed page with two columns of black text on white paper, featuring a prose introduction titled 'Correspondences' on the left and a poem on the right, with small serif typeface.
Two dark rectangular panels side by side, each densely covered with rows of small, nearly illegible white text on a black ground, resembling overprinted or degraded printed pages.
Printed page with the heading "Recto/Verso," featuring a block of body text and an indented quoted passage in bold and italic type, attributed to Robert Heinecken, Marcel Proust, and Friederich Sommer, with a closing attribution to James Enyeart, Tucson, Arizona; page numbered 12.
Printed page with two columns of small black text on white paper, featuring italic and roman type; page numbered 1 at bottom center.
Printed page with two columns of small black text under the bold heading "Random Harvest," on white paper with a page number at bottom center.
Printed page of exhibition catalog text with the heading 'A Taste of Spring,' featuring two columns of body text and a pull quote attributed to Susie Cohen, Rochester, New York.
Printed page with two columns of prose text in small typeface, page numbered 4 at bottom center, on white paper.
Printed page of catalog or essay text in two columns, set in small serif type on white paper, with a page number at the bottom center.
Page from an art publication with two columns of printed text in small type, no images visible, discussing photography and media representation.
Printed page with two columns of black text on white paper, headed 'Strong Teeth Make Good Art,' page number 7 at bottom center.
Printed page with handwritten-style text presenting a dialogue between two speakers labeled "He" and "She," attributed at lower right to Julia Scully and Andy Grundberg, New York.
Magazine or journal page with two columns of printed text beneath the heading "Something Fishy" in bold serif type.
Color photographic collage combining layered images of animal-print fabrics in black, tan, and white spot patterns, a reflective chrome scissor blade, and a hand, set against a dark background with fragmented, overlapping compositions.
Mixed-media collage with layered photographic imagery: two hands with red-painted nails overlap a close-up of a human eye against a dark, textured background; text reading "You're blushing." appears along the bottom edge.
Mixed-media collage combining a magazine page with painted or printed imagery: large reclining bare legs overlaid with layered brown and red leaf forms against a purple-grey ground; text reading "Asparagus: A Taste of Spring" and mirrored reversed body-exercise silhouettes in the lower green section.
Color photograph with double-exposure effect layering two images of a dark-haired woman; one with eyes covered by a white band, one with bold red lips, overlaid with a hand holding a lipstick tube and partially legible magazine text reading "New Attitudes Care/Color" at upper left. Torn paper edges visible.
Color photograph with double-exposure effect; a woman in a strapless iridescent dark gown and jeweled choker necklace overlaid with a second ghostly image, teal feathered wings visible in the background, dark and murky tones throughout.
Mixed-media print with layered and overlapping photographic images of a woman in jeans and a partially lifted white top, set against a dark background, with the text "BORN IN THE U.S.A." printed below in overlapping letterforms.
Mixed-media collage combining fragments of a fashion magazine page; close-cropped photographs of a woman's face, lips, and eye are layered with printed text columns, a pearl necklace, and a glass perfume bottle.
Printed collage layering two photographic images: a close-up face with closed eyes overlaid in blue-gray tones, and a figure in a swimsuit in profile view against a sunny background, with small columns of reversed text at the bottom edge.
Photographic collage with layered and overlapping images: hands holding a red-orange perfume bottle in the foreground, overlaid with a golden ornate comb, a hair comb, a blurred face against a blue background, and fragments of reversed printed text. Warm orange tones contrast with cool blue.
Photographic collage on torn-edge paper; double-exposed or layered images of a woman in a pink swimsuit and a close-up of hands with red-painted nails overlap across the torso; warm amber tones throughout, with mirrored text visible at upper right.
Mixed-media work incorporating a fashion advertisement: a pale-skinned woman in a dark top is overlaid with broad black brushstrokes and red paint drips, flanked by a dark red nail polish bottle and lipstick. 'CHANEL' printed in bold text at bottom.
Color photograph with multiple exposures layered over a close-up portrait of a person's face; short light hair and eyes visible through translucent overlapping images, with a metallic ring-shaped object at the mouth. Text reads "PRECIOUS METALS" at lower left.
Black and white screenprint or lithograph; fragmented figure of a woman wearing sunglasses overlaid with architectural and abstract photographic collage elements; partial bold text reading "ARE YOU REA" across the top.
High-contrast black and white photographic print with double exposure effect, layering a large sculptural bust in the foreground with figures of children and a brick wall behind, creating overlapping ghosted imagery with heavy grain and blown-out whites.
Black and white photographic collage layering a standing man in a suit at upper right, a sculpted or photographed bust of a woman at center, a shadowed silhouette at left, and overlapping columns of printed text throughout.
Grainy black and white photographic print of a seated figure in draped clothing, face tilted upward, overlaid with thin white geometric lines forming angular patterns across the body.
High-contrast black and white photomontage with multiple overlapping exposures: two standing figures face each other around a small pedestal object, overlaid with a large close-up face in the upper center and geometric architectural forms on the right.
Printed advertisement combining a charcoal or chalk drawing with photographic elements; close-up portrait of a child with long light hair and wide eyes, rendered in high contrast blacks and whites; text along the bottom reads "you don't have to be an angel...just look like one!"
Black and white print with rough, gestural mark-making; two dark silhouetted figures from behind, one holding a handgun, with handwritten text reading 'THE COP IS OUR FRIEND HA HA HA'; newsprint columns visible in lower portion.
Black and white photomontage print combining high-contrast photographic images of figures adorned with floral leis, overlaid with bold white text reading "THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP" at left and a reversed advertising slogan at upper right.
Gelatin silver print or lithographic print advertisement; ghostly, grainy image of a bearded elder figure with long white hair centered against a dark background, overlaid with bold white sans-serif text reading 'More than a million people like what Lark does' above smaller body copy.
Black and white photomontage with mirrored and layered photographic fragments showing two open-mouthed figures in the foreground, overlaid with mirror-reversed magazine text including the headline "MY SON AND I."
Printed advertisement in black and white, with overlapping photographic collage of a figure in patterned clothing surrounded by abstract organic forms, topped by bold sans-serif text reading 'The proud Italian sauce. It changed 17 million minds about packaged spaghetti dinners.'
High-contrast black and white photographic print with heavy grain, two figures overlaid in multiple exposure, one seated and one standing, dissolving into abstracted light and shadow against a dark background, with small white text visible in the upper left corner.
Screen print or photomechanical print with heavily screened halftone texture; overlapping figures of two people near a window with brick wall, rendered in high-contrast black and white; white sans-serif text at top reads "THE FORTUNATE, FASHIONABLE RESCUE"
Screenprint or lithograph in black and white with heavy grain; a small dog viewed from above is framed between two legs, with bold sans-serif text reading '...ad man / do it justice.' and 'Compare carefully' overlaid on the image.
Screen print or mixed-media work on black ground; two figures bent forward facing each other, rendered in high-contrast white ink with visible halftone texture; bold white sans-serif text reads "The Considerate Console." with smaller text below reading "//that's snag-free..."
Black and white print with layered, overlapping photographic imagery: two women's faces at upper left and right, a pair of clasped hands at center, and domestic objects including a teacup and saucer at lower left, with high-contrast halftone texture throughout.
Black and white screenprint with layered, fragmented imagery: a faded face at top, overlapping newspaper text, and a crouching figure with white gestural lines across the center; the word "Kennedy?" appears in bold at the bottom edge.
Gelatin silver photomontage combining a large close-up face with dark facial treatment, overlaid with smaller portrait photographs and dense columns of printed text on a white ground.
Black and white print combining a high-contrast photographic image of an African ceremonial mask with fiber and bead attachments, overlaid with white serif advertising text reading "The make-up that's Barely There" across the top.
Black and white screenprint with high-contrast overexposed effect, a standing woman in a strapless gown overlaid with images of No-Cal soda bottles arranged in rows, the figure bleached nearly white against a dark background.
High-contrast black and white print depicting a mounted cowboy swinging a lasso toward a longhorn steer, both rendered in luminous white against a dark, gestural background; advertising text in the lower right reads "In comes a new powernet with Lycra spandex"
Charcoal or graphite drawing, close-up view of a face tilted upward with eyes closed and parted lips, a small feather near the mouth, with a hand bearing dark-tipped fingers visible at right; soft, high-contrast tonal blending on light gray paper.
Black and white photographic print of a standing figure draped in layered translucent veiling over a floral-patterned garment, face obscured by a white hood, with high-contrast tonal treatment and grainy texture.
Halftone print with high contrast, two figures kneeling back-to-back, one facing forward in a belted white garment with ring details, the other viewed from behind; text reading 'of Eve.' at upper left.
Black and white photomontage combining a side-profile figure of a seated person with hair swept back, overlaid with a large-scale close-up of an eye and facial features, creating a double-exposure effect against a dark background
Artist or Maker
Robert Heinecken
Title
Recto/Verso
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1989
Medium
Dye destruction print, glassine, gelatin silver photograms Portfolio of: .1-.12) twelve silver dye-bleach (Cibachrome) prints, text on interleaving
Dimensions
Image (each): 10 7/8 × 7 7/8 in. (27.62 × 20 cm) Primary support (each): 14 × 11 in. (35.56 × 27.94 cm) Mat (each): 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.64 cm) Overall: 21 3/4 × 17 3/8 × 3 in. (55.25 × 44.13 × 7.62 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Sue and Albert Dorskind
Accession Number
AC1993.204.3.1-.37
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography