Memory Rendering of John Lennon

1989, printed 1995

Vik Muniz

Associated Names
Vik Muniz

Artist, American, born Brazil, 1961

The image depicts a man standing with his arms crossed and facing the camera. He has medium-length dark hair, wears dark sunglasses, and a sleeveless T-shirt with "NEW YORK CITY" printed on it. The background is blurred, possibly concrete or a wall without discernible features.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Tony Podesta Collection, Washington, DC

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.2 × 13 cm (6 3/4 × 5 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 35.5 × 27.7 cm (14 × 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.106.3.2

  • Portfolio Title

    The Best of LIFE

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Sotheby’s, New York, 12 November 2009, lot 309); The Collection of Martin Z. Margulies, Miami; (Stux Gallery, New York); (sale, Phillips, New York, 4 April 2017, lot 316); Tony Podesta, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2021.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower center below image in graphite: Memory rendering of John Lennon / Best of LIFE portfolio Vik Muniz 1989/1995 5/10

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