Elizabeth Newman, Histories of Human Flesh, 1992
Images of Elizabeth Newman, Histories of Human Flesh

- Short A tag labeled "Israel" is tied to a raw square canvas with a twisty tie and ribbon.
Histories of Human Flesh, 1992
13 ¼ × 13 3/8 × ½ in. (33.7 × 33.9 × 1.3 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of the artist and Galerie Lelong, New York, 1995.20

- Short On a white square, three lines of black text are vertically stacked, centrally aligned, and equally spread apart to read: *Elizabeth Newman*, *Histories of Human Flesh*, *Galerie Lelong*.
Histories of Human Flesh, 1992
13 ¼ × 13 3/8 × ½ in. (33.7 × 33.9 × 1.3 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of the artist and Galerie Lelong, New York, 1995.20

- Short A small, square grayscale photograph, centered on a large white square, depicts a room with two small wooden beds tied to the wall and a stairwell on the right.
- Long A square, grayscale photograph captures a room with what appear to be two small wooden beds, low to the ground and attached to a box on the wall with two cables. A stairwell is partly cut off by the right frame. The photograph is grainy and centered on a much larger white square.
Histories of Human Flesh, 1992
13 ¼ × 13 3/8 × ½ in. (33.7 × 33.9 × 1.3 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of the artist and Galerie Lelong, New York, 1995.20

- Short A small square grayscale photograph centered an a large white square depicting the dark top steps of a stairwell sandwiched by walls and leading to a bright room
Histories of Human Flesh, 1992
13 ¼ × 13 3/8 × ½ in. (33.7 × 33.9 × 1.3 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of the artist and Galerie Lelong, New York, 1995.20

- Short A small square grayscale photograph centered an a large white square depicting someone washing their hands in a circular white basin set in a long rectangular table
Histories of Human Flesh, 1992
13 ¼ × 13 3/8 × ½ in. (33.7 × 33.9 × 1.3 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of the artist and Galerie Lelong, New York, 1995.20

- Short A small square grayscale photograph, centered on a large white square, depicts a bare room with a stairwell on the left and a tall window on the right.
- Long A square, grayscale photograph captures the shadowy corner of a bare, concrete room. An open doorway leading to a stairwell on the left, and diffused light comes in through a tall, four-paned window on the right. A single shelf is attached to the wall. The photograph is grainy and centered on a much larger white square.
Histories of Human Flesh, 1992
13 ¼ × 13 3/8 × ½ in. (33.7 × 33.9 × 1.3 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of the artist and Galerie Lelong, New York, 1995.20

- Short A small square grayscale photograph centered an a large white square depicting the close-up interior of a window with a small pumpkin resting on the sill
Histories of Human Flesh, 1992
13 ¼ × 13 3/8 × ½ in. (33.7 × 33.9 × 1.3 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of the artist and Galerie Lelong, New York, 1995.20

Histories of Human Flesh, 1992
13 ¼ × 13 3/8 × ½ in. (33.7 × 33.9 × 1.3 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of the artist and Galerie Lelong, New York, 1995.20

- Short A small grayscale photograph of a stone or concrete room with a long, low table and an arched window framed by an barrel vault is centered on a large white square.
Histories of Human Flesh, 1992
13 ¼ × 13 3/8 × ½ in. (33.7 × 33.9 × 1.3 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of the artist and Galerie Lelong, New York, 1995.20

- Short A small grayscale photograph of a stone or concrete room with a long, low table and an arched window framed by an barrel vault is centered on a large white square.
Histories of Human Flesh, 1992
13 ¼ × 13 3/8 × ½ in. (33.7 × 33.9 × 1.3 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of the artist and Galerie Lelong, New York, 1995.20

Histories of Human Flesh, 1992
13 ¼ × 13 3/8 × ½ in. (33.7 × 33.9 × 1.3 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of the artist and Galerie Lelong, New York, 1995.20
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- Elizabeth Newman, Untitled, 1990
- Short This sculpture is made of a tall four-legged rusty metal table with an open-sided wooden cube on top. Inside that is a small three-legged stool with a metal cup on top that contains a large white, egg-shaped object.