Images of Hal Fischer, Gay Semiotics

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  • A black-and-white photograph of two men shaking hands is mounted to a light-colored piece of wood.
    West by Midwest
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    1. Long A black-and-white photograph with white borders is affixed to a small wood board with photo corners. The photo shows a scene in a supper club or restaurant. It features two fair-skinned, dark-haired men in suits standing, shaking hands. The man on the left holds a small box and the man on the right extends his left hand to receive it. In the foreground, two seated, light-skinned people with long dark glossy hair look up at the men from their table. The two men look directly at us. A date stamp reading "JAN 3 1968" appears in the bottom border of the photo. The ends of two knotted leather cords emerge above and below the photo on the left side of the wooden board, seemingly binding the board like a book cover. A signature reading "Edward Ruscha" appears on the board in blue ink below the image, and the initials "B.A.B." are signed and underlined in black on the wood above the mounted photograph.
 
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Hal Fischer, Gay Semiotics, 1977/2014

Hal Fischer, American, b. 1950
Gay Semiotics, 1977/2014
Carbon pigment prints on Canson Photo Gloss Premium RC paper in handmade case with denim covering
Sheet: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Albert A. Robin by exchange, 2015.12.15