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Vik Muniz
Cat in the Bag (Gato encerrado)1994-1995

Not on view
Graphite drawing of a tied plastic bag, rendered in spare contour lines on white paper, with a ruffled gathered top and rounded, bulging body

Vik Muniz, Cat in the Bag (Gato encerrado), 1994-1995, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Vik Muniz
Brazil, born 1961, active New York City
Title
Cat in the Bag (Gato encerrado)
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1994-1995
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 14 3/8 × 14 7/16 in. (36.51 × 36.67 cm) Primary support: 19 7/8 × 16 in. (50.48 × 40.64 cm) Mat: 22 × 22 in. (55.88 × 55.88 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund
Accession Number
AC1996.95.1
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Vik Muniz / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY