Big Brother
Photograph
1983
1983
| Artist/Maker |
This photograph was created in 1983 close to the innovative beginnings of digital technology being used to create art works. This image is a digital compound image made up of the faces of twentieth century dictators Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Mao and Khomeini. The title of Big Brother refers to George Orwell's novel 1984 (first published in 1949).
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Big Brother (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | 20thC; Burson Nancy, 'Big brother' |
| Physical description | Black and white photograph showing a face, made up of a compound of faces of twentieth century dictators |
| Dimensions |
|
| Credit line | Big Brother, 1983. Nancy Burson. Copyright of the photographer. |
| Summary | This photograph was created in 1983 close to the innovative beginnings of digital technology being used to create art works. This image is a digital compound image made up of the faces of twentieth century dictators Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Mao and Khomeini. The title of Big Brother refers to George Orwell's novel 1984 (first published in 1949). |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | Ph.273-1990 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | February 27, 2004 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSON
