Artist
Michael Armitage (Kenyan-British, born 1984)Kenyan-British, born 1984
CultureBritish
Titles
- Dead Soldiers
Date2022
MediumOil on Lubugo bark cloth
DimensionsCanvas: 59 1/16 × 78 3/4 × 1 15/16 in. (150 × 200 × 5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Christen Sveaas
Object number2023.191
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 309
On view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition HistoryMichael Armitage Amongst the Living, with Seyni Awa Camara, White Cube, September 21-October 30, 2022
Michael Armitage, You, Who Are Still Alive, Kunsthalle Basel, May 20-September 4, 2022
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: [none]
Verso: inscribed in black ink at upper left: [upward directional arrow] / TOP / Dead Soldiers / Michael Armitage [cursive] / '22
Verso: inscribed in black ink at upper right: [upward directional arrow] / TOP
Verso: inscribed in black ink at upper left: [upward directional arrow] / TOP / Dead Soldiers / Michael Armitage [cursive] / '22
Verso: inscribed in black ink at upper right: [upward directional arrow] / TOP
Verso: signed in black ink at upper left: Michael Armitage [cursive]
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Catalogue raisonnéN/A
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Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1884–1895
Wood, paint, opercula shells, lime plaster, plant fiber, bark, bark cloth, rattan, and cord
90.256
