Aug 17, 2023 - Sale 2644

Sale 2644 - Lot 285

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500

SHELBY SHARIE COHEN (1959 - )


On Her Back for "On Our Backs."
Digital print, the image measuring 228x333 mm; 9x13 1/8 inches, the sheet 279x355 mm; 11x14 inches, with Cohen's signature, title, and edition notation "20 of 50" in ink on verso. 1987; printed later.

Accompanied by Cohen's Certificate of Authenticity, also with her signature and edition notation, and her Artist Statement.

Cohen's statement reads, in part: "A group of Lesbians gathered together at Devils Elbow every summer for a month to enjoy each other's company. As a queer woman I stand for photographing love as we are all created equally."

Published: On Our Backs, centerfold for the story titled "Getting Away from It All," Fall 1987