The Pathway

Benny Alba

1991

  • Titles The Pathway (Proper)
  • Artist Benny Alba, American, born 1949
  • Medium oil on paper
  • Dimensions frame: 33 3/4 × 27 × 1 1/2 in. (85.7 × 68.6 × 3.8 cm) sheet: 24 × 17 1/2 in. (61 × 44.5 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of the artist in honor of artist MarjoriePost Benua, 1995.25
  • Work Type painting
  • Classification Paintings

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Relief-carved painted wood panel.
Thick slabs of bacon sit atop a man’s head, presumably the artist. The man is shown in profile and the bacon is arrange in a line on his head, similar to how a mohawk would look. His hair is short otherwise and the photograph ends at the top of his ear, erasing any identifying facial features. The photo is set against a stark black background.
Untitled (Curtain) Paris, 1984, Ralph Gibson, Portfolio published by Double Elephant Editions, Ltd., Type C color print
Arch, St. Louis, Richard Estes, Published by Parasol Press Ltd., screenprint