shows a self-portrait of artist James Luna in triptych form. The work is composed of three half-length portraits of the artist wearing a black sleeveless T-shirt. From left to right: (A) right profile view of the artist with long hair and no mustache; (B) frontal view of artist with both long hair and short hair and partial mustache; (C) left profile view of artist with hair cut short and no mustache.
Concepts:
male; self portrait; ethnicity; North American Indian; Mexican; stereotype; ethnicity; parody; identity; portraiture; mug shot
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