Dante Enters Hell
Nettles has been producing autobiographical work since the 1970s, when she became known for her feminist explorations of family life and her experiments with alternative photographic processes. Later in her career, Nettles embraced the form of the artist's book, using photographic images and word-play to address themes such as natural history, aging, and the life of the imagination.
Artwork Details
- Title: Dante Enters Hell
- Artist: Bea Nettles (American, born Gainesville, Florida, 1946)
- Date: 2016
- Medium: Photographically illustrated book
- Dimensions: 4 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (11.4 × 21.6 cm); opens to 4 1/2 × 36 (91.4 x 21.6 cm)
- Classification: Books
- Credit Line: Gift of Bea Nettles, 2016
- Object Number: 2016.795.1a, b
- Rights and Reproduction: © Bea Nettles
- Curatorial Department: Photographs
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