Bird Transformation, 1972

Not on View

Medium

chromogenic print

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.)

Credit Line

Glenstone in honor of Eileen and Michael Cohen

Accession Number

2008.30.28

Artists / Makers

Ana Mendieta (artist) American, born Cuba, 1948 - 1985

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Inscription

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

Provenance

Eileen and Michael Cohen, New York; NGA purchase (through Zwirner and Wirth, New York), 2008.

Associated Names

Cohen, Eileen and Michael

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.