Woman and Daughters, Beverly Hills America, 20th century

Woman and Daughters, Beverly Hills

1972

Judy Dater

(American, 1941-)

Image: 46.2 x 36.9 cm (18 3/16 x 14 1/2 in.); Paper: 50.5 x 40.4 cm (19 7/8 x 15 7/8 in.); Matted: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.)

Gift of Museum members in 1989 1989.416

Location: not on view

This artwork is known to be under copyright.

Description

In the mid-1960s, Judy Dater began to photograph collaborative performances that she and her subjects staged for the camera. She would come to her subjects' houses and choose appropriate costumes from their closets. The women would then be depicted in the domestic environments they had created, surrounded by props that interpreted their characters. While the domestic setting is subdued in this example, the coiffed hair, made-up face, fur-sleeved dress, and glamorously displayed hands of the middle-aged woman reflect the social and economic privileges associated with Beverly Hills.