{"product_id":"self-portrait-as-the-virgin-mary","title":"Self Portrait as the Virgin Mary","description":"\u003cp\u003eMichael Rosenthal (American, b. 1946, California)\u003cbr\u003eSelf Portrait as the Virgin Mary, 2008\u003cbr\u003eFabric, stuffing, photo transfer, mixed media\u003cbr\u003e18 × 8 × 8 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRosenthal studied at CalArts in the 1970s with John Baldessari, Allan Kaprow, and Nam June Paik. He ran Michael Rosenthal Contemporary Art gallery in San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA soft sculpture — Rosenthal's face photo-transferred onto a fabric figure of the Virgin Mary. Part devotional object, part self-deprecating joke. The piece sits at the intersection of pop art and folk craft, handmade and conceptually sharp. From the same impulse that produced Warhol's celebrity portraits, but filtered through a sewing machine and a sense of humor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Rosenthal","offers":[{"title":"18x8 in","offer_id":47860308672650,"sku":null,"price":5600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/6564\/0074\/files\/5125f1bf6a7881f88807db64080ff13a.jpg?v=1757794066","url":"https:\/\/michaelrosenthalart.com\/products\/self-portrait-as-the-virgin-mary","provider":"Michael Rosenthal Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}