Vik Muniz

Memory Rendering of Flag Raising at Mount Subayachi, Iwo Jima
1985–1990, printed 1999

A black and white photograph depicting soldiers raising the American flag, with handwritten notes at the bottom indicating the image is associated with Iwo Jima, February 23, 1945. The photo is iconic and has historical significance, but the image itself is blurry and lacks detail.

A black and white photograph depicting soldiers raising the American flag, with handwritten notes at the bottom indicating the image is associated with Iwo Jima, February 23, 1945. The photo is iconic and has historical significance, but the image itself is blurry and lacks detail.

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Date
1985–1990, printed 1999

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 13 13/16 × 10 7/8in. (35.1 × 27.6 cm) Image: 9 7/16 × 7 1/16in. (24 × 17.9 cm)

Accession number
99.30.4

Series
The Best of Life

Edition
AP 1/2 | Ed. 10

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Vik Muniz / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
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