Sherrie Levine

After Russell Lee: 1-60

After Russell Lee: 1-60 is a continuation of Levine's ongoing practice of photographically reproducing historically celebrated artworks.

Like other members the Pictures Generation, including Richard Prince, Barbara Kruger and David Salle, Levine appropriates pre-existing images. By replicating famous works, Levine challenges notions of originality, authenticity, and identity.

With these 60 prints, the artist reproduces the images of Russell Lee, a photographer who was hired by the Farm Security Administration in 1935 to photograph the rural poverty that resulted from the Great Depression.

By removing these pictures from their original context, the artist complicates their meaning. In addition to continuing Levine’s examination of authorship, After Russell Lee: 1-60 questions how culture dictates the perception of images.