Shack
1994
Elizabeth Murray
American, 1940-2007
Contemporary Art
In Shack, Elizabeth Murray takes apart the structure of a house, simultaneously showing its interior and exterior, the cobblestone path leading to it, and a window through which the sun is visible. Although her art usually grows out of everyday experiences, she made this print after one of her paintings, working from a Polaroid image. Irregularly shaped, with overlapping planes and elements that project from the surface, Shack explores the creative possibilities in transferring a work from canvas, and pushes the boundaries of printmaking, while maintaining the artist’s signature cartoon-like style.
- Maker/Artist
- Murray, Elizabeth
- Classification
- Formatted Medium
- Lithograph on paper
- Medium
- lithograph, paper
- Dimensions
- 63 x 51 in. (160 x 129.5 cm)
- Inscribed
- Inscribed lower right: "1994"
- Departments
- Contemporary Art
- Accession Number
- 1996.94
- Credit Line
- Alfred T. White Fund
- Exhibitions
- Burning Down the House: Building a Feminist Art Collection, Realm of Marvels: Building Collections for the Future
- Rights Statement
- © artist or artist's estate
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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