Untitled (Krissy and her friend in Central Park), ca. 1970
Gelatin silver print
5 3/8 x 7 3/4 in
13.7 x 19.7 cm
13.7 x 19.7 cm
2 artist's proofs
Series: Krissy
MSK70K00001100M
Shook’s most important subject, her daughter Krissy, evolved before her eyes for eighteen years, from a toddler to a teenager. Throughout those years, photographing Krissy was Shook's way of compensating...
Shook’s most important subject, her daughter Krissy, evolved before her eyes for eighteen years, from a toddler to a teenager. Throughout those years, photographing Krissy was Shook's way of compensating for blurred memories of her own motherless childhood, all while ensuring Krissy, in turn, would never feel overwhelmed by this obsession.