American Lives 1
Photograph
1991 (made)
1991 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
72 Polaroid prints assembled in the red, white and blue design of the American flag.
Object details
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| Title | American Lives 1 (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | 72 Polaroid prints, mounted on board |
| Brief description | American Lives 1, 72 polaroid prints by Barbara Nessim, 1989 |
| Physical description | 72 Polaroid prints assembled in the red, white and blue design of the American flag. |
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| Gallery label | Barbara Nessim: An Artful Life (V&A, 2013; Bard Graduate Center Gallery, 2014-15)
American Lives 1
1989
In 1987 Nessim began to create a series of artworks based on the flags of various countries. She used a Commodore Amiga computer to redraw images from her sketchbooks, then printed them using a Polaroid camera system. The individual images were then arranged to form each flag.
72 Polaroid prints, mounted on board
Museum no. E.70-2013 |
| Credit line | Given by the artist |
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| Accession number | E.70-2013 |
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| Record created | November 23, 2012 |
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