Self-Portrait with Sparkler, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 1982.
Artist Judy Dater
Dater is known to carefully stage her subjects in situations (or with objects) to reveal the truth about their inner lives.
Joyce Goldstein in Her Kitchen, San Francisco, California, 1969.
At a time when female frontal nudity was considered risqué, Dater pushed boundaries to challenge traditional concepts of the female body, blurring the lines between subject and object.
Imogen and Twinka at Yosemite, 1974.
Dater often plays off classic art to convey meaning.
Paola Tenti, Rome, Italy, 1998.
Collection of the artist on display at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, California until September 16, 2018.