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Jim Shaw
The Dog Ate My Homework1986, reworked by artist 1999

Not on view
Mixed-media painting covered edge to edge in handwritten text, watercolor washes, and cartoon drawings in yellow, red, orange, and pink, referencing 'The Lord of the Flies'
Artist or Maker
Jim Shaw
United States, Michigan, Midland, born 1952
Title
The Dog Ate My Homework
Date Made
1986, reworked by artist 1999
Medium
Ink on rag board
Dimensions
Framed: 17 1/4 x 14 1/4 x 1 in. (43.82 x 36.2 x 2.54 cm)
Credit Line
Partial gift of Judy and Stuart Spence and purchased with funds provided by the Robert H. Halff Endowment and the Contemporary Art Deaccession
Accession Number
M.2009.101.13
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Carrion-Murayari, Gary and Massimiliano Gioni, eds. Jim Shaw: The End is Here. New York: Skira Rizzoli Publications, in association with New Museum, 2015.