Self-Portrait/Nursing
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Title
Self-Portrait/Nursing
Subject
Milk
Description
One part of a self-portraying triptych piece. In this image, Opie evokes the imagery of "Madonna and Child," staging innocence, purity, and softness. Meanwhile, the word "pervert" remains etched into her skin.
Creator
Catherine Opie
Source
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Date
2004
Format
Chromogenic print; 40 x 31 inches
Collection
Citation
Catherine Opie, “Self-Portrait/Nursing,” Objects as Texts Exhibit, accessed June 13, 2026, https://ikearns.digitalscholarship.brown.edu/items/show/8.