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Mitchell Funk
Whimsical Woman with Colorfully Fanciful Outfit Blue Eyeglasses

2023

About the Item

Street Photographer Mitchell Funk captures a frontal portrait of an older woman with an inventively outrageous look. Piercing blue circular eyeglasses and a handmade pointy hat reminiscent of 19th-century English illustrations of fairies are standout features of her uniqueness. As a pioneer of color photography, Funk looks at color as if it were iconography. The color is the subject as much as the unexpectedly interesting subject. Signed , dated and numbered 3 /15 lr. Printed later, unframed, other sizes available. Inkjet archival print - Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Mitchell Funk participated in the first color photography show at any major American Museum. "Images en Couleur " Brooklyn Museum 1970. In the 1970's and 1980 he had more than 50 photography magazine covers. He did covers for Life Magazine and Fortune Magazine as well
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