Symphony in White No. 1: The White Girl, after James Whistler

2013

Vik Muniz

Associated Names
Vik Muniz

Artist, American, born Brazil, 1961

This print depicts a woman with long dark hair and pale skin, standing upright and turned slightly to the left. She is wearing a white gown accented with small dots of other colors, including gray, tan, red, blue, yellow, and green. Upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that her dress, skin, and hair are all created using small sections of photographs or text, creating a collage-like effect. Similarly, the background is a collage of images and text that form a dense, colorful tapestry behind her, with various objects, animals, and people partially visible.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Tony Podesta Collection, Washington, DC

  • Dimensions

    image: 204.15 × 100.33 cm (80 3/8 × 39 1/2 in.)
    framed: 214 × 110.49 × 5.08 cm (84 1/4 × 43 1/2 × 2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.18.1

  • Series Title

    Pictures of Magazines 2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco); (sale, Christie’s, New York, 5 October 2016, lot 216); Tony Podesta, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, in black ink: Vik Muniz 2013

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