[An array of miscellaneous items sits on a blue background. On the left side of the frame are two identical perfume bottles, a slice of citrus fruit, a gold metal star, a ruby red floral brooch, and a gold pocket watch with a green face. On the right side of the frame is a gold-trimmed glass chalice, a string of red beads, a gold bracelet and gold ring with red stone, and a string of gold beads. In the middle of the frame is a red rose, a silver fairy figurine, and a closed gold pocket watch.]
Audrey Flack
Rolls Royce Lady from Audrey Flack: 12 Photographs 1973 to 1983 , 1981
Artwork Type: Photographs
Medium: Dye transfer on paper
Dimensions: 17 x 22 in. (43.18 x 55.88 cm)
Accession #: 19931094J
Credit: Collection of University Art Museum, University at Albany, State University of New York on behalf of The University at Albany Foundation, gift of Stephen and Linda Singer
Related Exhibition:
Affinities and Outliers: Highlights from the University at Albany Fine Art Collections
Copyright: © Audrey Flack
Object Label:
Show Object Label(s)Glittering jewels, a gilded cup, a slice of citrus fruit, a bright red rose, fine perfume, and golden jewelry - all personal belongings of Flack’s - are strewn across the frame of this decadent image. This photograph, depicting “pure visual pleasure” according to the artist, stands as a symbol of traditional femininity. The title, Rolls Royce Lady (in reference to the expensive make of car), in combination with the fine objects scattered throughout the frame, implies themes of wealth, status, and extravagance.
The following text was researched and written by: Lily Hopkins, MSIS 4+1 Program: Archives and Records Administration '21, Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation Intern
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