Eleanor Antin

The Angel of Mercy

1977–1981

A group of four people in historical costumes on a stage, with the image quality suggesting an older photograph or video still. From left to right: a person in a striped shirt and cap resembling a traditional French mime or sailor; a figure in a bright red dress with white ruffles and a bonnet, holding a bouquet; a person in a brown period dress with a white collar, waving; and another individual in a blue dress with a white apron, holding an umbrella. The background is plain and white, and the figures appear to be standing on a low platform.

A group of four people in historical costumes on a stage, with the image quality suggesting an older photograph or video still. From left to right: a person in a striped shirt and cap resembling a traditional French mime or sailor; a figure in a bright red dress with white ruffles and a bonnet, holding a bouquet; a person in a brown period dress with a white collar, waving; and another individual in a blue dress with a white apron, holding an umbrella. The background is plain and white, and the figures appear to be standing on a low platform.

Not on view

Date
1977–1981

Classification
Video

Medium
Video, color, sound, 64 min.

Accession number
2011.80

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with Museum exhibition funds

Rights and reproductions
Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York.

API
artworks/39072

Exhibitions

Singular Visions

Dec 16, 2010–Aug 5, 2012

Eleanor Antin
67 works in the collection, 6 exhibitions

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