Untitled (from the series Chronic II)
Artist
Celia D. Rumsey
(American, 1944 - 2012)
Date1993-2011
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 × 9 1/4 in. (17.8 × 23.5 cm)
Support: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Support: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of the Celia D. Rumsey Trust, 2013
Object number2013.40.10
DescriptionTwo hands, one with bracelet coming up from lower left with finger and thumb laid on top of the other hand, which appears to be one of the artist’s sculptures and is coming up from the lower right.eMuseum Notes
The series “Chronic II” powerfully evokes the difficulties of living with a chronic illness. The artist includes snapshots of a young girl in some of the photographs as a reference to her own diagnosis at age three. Other images feature the syringes, injections, and other medical equipment that serve as a constant reminder of an ongoing illness. In these tough but truthful photographs, the artist’s creativity and voice come through loud and clear, drowning out whatever limitations she may have been dealt.
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