Self-portraiture is a photographic genre that Jim and I have been recently discussing, and Bill has seen some of my latest in this vein.

All this has led me to reopen one of my all-time favorite books in my art library, the Phaidon Press “Five Hundred Self-Portraits”, curated by Julian Bell and covering a sweep of time from ancient Egyptian to the early 21st century. And I found myself sidetracked all morning from my usual daily agenda by diving into the work of one of my very favorite self-portrayers, Frieda Kahlo (I should mention that I am particularly fond of her “Self-Portrait With My Parrots” — but I find many, many more of her pieces, like “The Two Friedas” or “The Broken Column” to be unforgettable.)

Oh, and lest I forgot another of my favorites: Edward Steichen’s 1901 “Self-Portrait with Palette and Brush”.

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So I again decided to stage a little invitational exhibition with some current correspondents who have a photographic bent.  Okay, let’s get right into it.  Read and scroll on.

leh 2/25/20

 

Corbin Smith

flickr.com/photos/sigcorbin/albums

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James Friedman

jamesfriedmanphotographer.com

Also see: 1,029,398 Cigarettes

Also see: Self-Portraits with Jewish Nose Wandering in a Gentile World
Also see: My Face Looks Like An Ansel Adams Landscape

 

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John Wallace

http://www.johnwallacephoto.com/-/galleries/journal

 

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Lawrence Hathaway

happyhogrot.com

 

Also see: Self Abuse Collection

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William Wertz

https://www.facebook.com/bill.wertz1/