The PAFA’s exhibition label described the encounter that lead to this pair of paintings:
“Struck by Shari’s elegant style of dress as she passed the studio each day, Hendricks asked her to
pose for a series of photographs.The artist felt the resulting painting of her in black suit on a white
ground was not enough so he also created an image of her in a white suit on a white background,
marrying the two images into a diptych.”
A reflection of Hendricks’s New London studio is found in both pairs of sunglasses—this device
occurs in other works from the period, including
Steve
, 1979, recently reproduced on the cover of
Artforum
magazine. Schoonmaker/Golden pp. 60-63.
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