Jack Beal

Self-Portrait with a Hair Dryer

1964

Dating
Exact year
Held at
Art Institute of Chicago
Medium
Etching on white wove paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 9.8 × 10.3 cm (3 7/8 × 4 1/16 in.); Sheet: 21 × 17.6 cm (8 5/16 × 6 15/16 in.)
Collection no.
1968.490
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

About this artwork

Self-Portrait with a Hair Dryer — Jack Beal. 1964.

Medium: Etching on white wove paper. Dimensions: Image/plate: 9.8 × 10.3 cm (3 7/8 × 4 1/16 in.); Sheet: 21 × 17.6 cm (8 5/16 × 6 15/16 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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