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People Mask

1983

Vito Acconci

Associated Names

Vito Acconci

Artist, American, 1940 - 2017

Graphicstudio

Publisher

The image shows a black and white shape resembling a theatrical mask with three cutouts for the eyes and mouth. The composition appears to have tangled figures sculpted across the surface, giving a texture that resembles a dense gathering of bodies. The mask silhouette overlays the array of lines and forms in the artwork.

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Artwork overview

Medium

photo-etching in black with embossing on White Rives BFK paper
Credit Line

Gift of Graphicstudio/University of South Florida and the Artist
Dimensions

image: 21.5 x 17.4 cm (8 7/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
sheet: 21.9 x 20 cm (8 5/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

1986.26.3

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1991

Fine, Ruth E., and Mary Lee Corlett. Graphicstudio: Contemporary Art from the Collaborative Workshop at the University of South Florida. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, p. 285, no. 2.

Wikidata ID

Q74071307

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