08/19/2026
We’re celebrating World Photo Day with these works by Marcel Bascoulard, currently on view in “Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists.”
From the 1940s until 1978, Marcel Bascoulard choreographed photographic self-portraits in which he posed in dresses of his own design, ranging from demure Victorian styles to bold futuristic constructions made of vinyl.
Over the years, his appearance changes—his shoulder-length hair grays and the wrinkles on his face become more defined. Yet he presents himself similarly in all of the photographs: standing with a confident gaze directed into the lens, as if to say, “This is who I am.”
See these works in “Self-Made” through September 13. Admission is always free.
📷 Marcel Bascoulard (1913–1978, France), Untitled (“Pose 3, 29 mai 71”), Asnières-lès-Bourges, France, May 29, 1971. Gelatin silver print. American Folk Art Museum, New York, Eva and Morris Feld Folk Art Acquisition Fund, with the support of Galerie Christophe Gaillard, Paris
📷 Marcel Bascoulard (1913–1978, France), Untitled (“29 janv 62 / Pose 3”), Asnières-lès-Bourges, France, January 29, 1962. Gelatin silver print, 5 × 3½ in. American Folk Art Museum, New York, Eva and Morris Feld Folk Art Acquisition Fund, with the support of Galerie Christophe Gaillard, Paris
