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What’s in a Self-Portrait?

Does a self portrait have to be a visage of the artist? What makes a compelling self portrait in the selfie era?”The Self in Contemporary Self-Portraits,” an article by Art League instructor Ephraim Rubenstein,  written in 2008 for American Artist eloquently explains the role that self-portraiture can play in the life and career of an artist.