Eye to I: Self Portraits from 1900 to Today: National Portrait Gallery

Today, with the proliferation of selfies and the contemporary focus on identity, it is time to reassess the significance of the self-portrait. Drawing primarily from the National Portrait Gallerys collection, Eye to I explores how American artists have portrayed themselves over the past two centuries. The book shows that while each individual approaches self-portraiture under unique circumstances, all of their representations raise important questions about self-perception and self-reflection. Sometimes artists choose to reveal intimate details of their inner lives. Other times they use the genre to obfuscate their true selves or invent alter egos. This richly illustrated book features an introduction by the National Portrait Gallerys chief curator and nearly one hundred fifty insightful entries on key self-portraits in the museums collection. It enables the reader to come face to face w