Kenneth Anger

Bobby Beausoleil (from Manson Family) Double Torso with Multiple Arms
1969, printed 2004

A surreal artwork depicting a human figure with multiple overlapping arms and legs in various positions, creating a sense of motion. The colors are predominantly dark with red and blue hues, and the image has a grainy, dreamlike quality. The artist's signature is visible in the bottom right corner.
A surreal artwork depicting a human figure with multiple overlapping arms and legs in various positions, creating a sense of motion. The colors are predominantly dark with red and blue hues, and the image has a grainy, dreamlike quality. The artist's signature is visible in the bottom right corner.

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Date
1969, printed 2004

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Inkjet print

Dimensions
Sheet: 21 5/8 × 26 7/8in. (54.9 × 68.3 cm) Image: 18 × 25in. (45.7 × 63.5 cm) Frame: 27 1/2 × 34 × 1 1/2in. (69.9 × 86.4 × 3.8 cm)

Accession number
2006.11

Series
ICONS (Invocation of My Demon Brother)

Edition
3/5

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

Rights and reproductions
© 2004 Kenneth Anger

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Kenneth Anger
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