Vik Muniz

Memory Rendering of Flag Raising at Mount Subayachi, Iwo Jima

1985–1990, printed 1999

Soldiers climb a rocky hill while raising an American flag during a battle.
Soldiers climb a rocky hill while raising an American flag during a battle.

Recto

Not on view

Date
1985–1990, printed 1999

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

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

Accession number
99.30.4

Edition
AP 1/2 | Ed. 10

Credit line
Purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee

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

API
artworks/12118

Part of a series:
The Best of Life
10 works

Crowd of people wearing 3D glasses seated and looking toward a screen.
Man wearing a 'New York City' shirt and sunglasses standing with arms crossed.
Soldiers climb a rocky hill while raising an American flag during a battle.
A blurred black-and-white portrait of a child in a double-breasted coat saluting.
A young woman kneels with arms outstretched beside a person lying wounded on the ground.
A sailor passionately kisses a nurse in a joyful embrace on a crowded city street.
A lone person stands in front of three military tanks blocking a wide street.
A soldier shoots a bound civilian at close range during an execution scene.
An astronaut in a bulky suit stands on the lunar surface with a helmet reflection.
A young naked child runs down a road with arms outstretched while a soldier stands behind.

Vik Muniz
19 works in the collection, 8 exhibitions

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