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Female Portrait:  Evicted Series
Female Portrait: Evicted Series
Female Portrait:  Evicted Series

Female Portrait: Evicted Series

Artist Mark Takamichi Miller
MediumOil on board
Dimensions10 x 9 x 1 1/2 in. (25.4 x 22.9 x 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineSeattle Public Utilities 1% for Art Portable Works Collection
A man named Paul gave me this roll of film. He found it in a dumpster along with a whole household full of belongings. He said this often happens in his neighborhood after a forced eviction. These days, I am usually given photos by an acquaintance who does a lot of dumpster diving. I like his finds because he always has a story about the previous owners. This particular portrait is cropped from a woman in a rocking chair holding a baby. They were painted on glass and let dry and then scraped off to hang on the wall without any canvas. –Artist statement