MARIE ANTOINETTE'S HEAD
MARIE ANTOINETTE BEFORE
Marie Antoinette never said, "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche."
But she liked cake.
2006
Color Digital Print | Museo Silver Rag
30" x 46"
Edition of 10
COUPE ICI MARIE ANTOINETTE
Marie Antoinette was one of 20,000 people executed by guillotine during the French Revolution.
The last guillotine execution in France occurred in 1977.
2006
Color Digital Print | Museo Silver Rag
30" x 46"
Edition of 10
MARIE ANTOINETTE AFTER
Marie Antoinette was beheaded on October 16, 1793.
Her last words were, "Pardonnez-moi, monsieur."
She had stepped on the foot of her executioner.
2006
Color Digital Print | Museo Silver Rag
30" x 46"
Edition of 10
MARIE ANTOINETTE'S HEAD
Marie Antoinette may have remained conscious for up to thirty seconds after her decapitation.
I wonder if during that time she asked herself, "Does this guillotine make me look fat?"
2006
Color Digital Print | Museo Silver Rag
46" x 30"
Edition of 10