Memory Rendering of Man Stopping Tank at Beijing

1989, printed 1995

Vik Muniz

Associated Names
Vik Muniz

Artist, American, born Brazil, 1961

The image shows three military tanks lined up closely in formation on a light surface. The tanks cast shadows. The contrast between the tanks and the blank background is emphasized. The composition conveys a sense of tension and focus through alignment and perspective.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Tony Podesta Collection, Washington, DC

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.2 × 13.7 cm (8 3/4 × 5 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 35.5 × 27.7 cm (14 × 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.106.3.3

  • 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 man stopping tank / at Beijing / From the Best of LIFE portfolio Vik Muniz 1989/1995 5/10

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