Bird Transformation
1972
Artist, American, born Cuba, 1948 - 1985

Artwork overview
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Medium
chromogenic print
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 24 x 16.5 cm (9 7/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
sheet: 25.4 x 20.2 cm (10 x 7 15/16 in.) -
Accession
2008.30.28
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Eileen and Michael Cohen, New York; NGA purchase (through Zwirner and Wirth, New York), 2008.
Associated Names
Bibliography
2002
Fischer, Peter, ed. Ana Mendieta: Body Tracks. Lucerne: Kunstmuseum Luzern, 2002.
2004
Viso, Olga. Ana Mendieta: Earth Body, Sculpture and Performance, 1972-1985. Washington, DC: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, in association with Hatje Cantz, 2004.
Inscriptions
on verso, signed by artist, lower left in black ink: Ana Mendieta; lower left in red ink: "Bird Transformation" Photograph of live performance in which I apply feathers to a model; lower left in black ink: [illegible signature] Administratix of The Estate
Wikidata ID
Q64073914