Shack
Elizabeth Murray
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.
MEDIUM
Lithograph on paper
DATES
1994
DIMENSIONS
63 × 51 in. (160 × 129.5 cm)
frame: 69 1/2 × 55 × 3 7/8 in. (176.5 × 139.7 × 9.8 cm) (show scale)
SIGNATURE
Signed lower right
INSCRIPTIONS
Inscribed lower right: "1994"
COLLECTIONS
Contemporary Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
1996.94
CREDIT LINE
Alfred T. White Fund
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Elizabeth Murray (American, 1940–2007). Shack, 1994. Lithograph on paper, 63 × 51 in. (160 × 129.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Alfred T. White Fund, 1996.94. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1996.94_PS20.jpg)
EDITION
Edition: 33/60
IMAGE
overall, 1996.94_PS20.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2023
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RIGHTS STATEMENT
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