Mona Lisa: Problematics of Identity Theory I & II
Artist
MANUAL(American, active 1974–2025)American, active 1974–2025
Artist
Suzanne Bloom (American, 1943–2025)American, 1943–2025
Artist
Ed Hill (American, born 1935)American, born 1935
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Mona Lisa: Problematics of Identity Theory I & II
- from the series "Art in Context: Homage to Walter Benjamin"
Date1977
PlaceUnited States
MediumInternal dye diffusion transfer prints on artists' mounts
DimensionsFrame (Each of two): 30 3/4 × 25 1/4 × 1 1/8 in. (78.1 × 64.1 × 2.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Target Collection of American Photography, museum purchase funded by Target Stores
Object number80.88.A,.B
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Photographic work by MANUAL (Suzanne Bloom & Ed Hill)", Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 20–April 13, 1980.
"Photography and Art", Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, June 4 -August 30, 1987; Museum of Art, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, October 19–December 27, 1987; Queens Museum, Flushing, New York, February 13–April 3, 1988; Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines,Iowa, May 6–June 26, 1988.
"Contemporary Art and Photography: Spotlight on the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 30, 2001–February 3, 2002.
"Two Worlds: MANUAL, The Collaboration of Ed Hill and Suzanne Bloom," International Center of Photography, New York, June 28 to September 1, 200; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 22–May 23, 2004.
"Target Collection of American Photography: A Century in Pictures", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 3 - February 25, 2007; Austin Museum of Art, May 19–August 12, 2007.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
On the recto of each mount, stamped in red ink in the lower right corner is a circle superscribing a "m".
Panel 1 is signed on the recto of mount, in red pencil, below title.
Panel 2 is signed on the recto of mount, in red pencil, below title.
Panel 2 is signed on the recto of mount, in red pencil, below title.
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