Agnes Denes

Anima/Persona--The Seed
1980

A collection of film strips containing multiple frames of a praying mantis in various stages of movement, displayed against a white background. Each frame captures a different position of the mantis, illustrating the motion of the insect. The film strips are labeled "KODAK SAFETY FILM 5025."
A collection of film strips containing multiple frames of a praying mantis in various stages of movement, displayed against a white background. Each frame captures a different position of the mantis, illustrating the motion of the insect. The film strips are labeled "KODAK SAFETY FILM 5025."

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Date
1980

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Chromogenic print

Dimensions
Sheet (sight): 7 1/2 × 9 1/4in. (19.1 × 23.5 cm) Image (sight): 7 1/2 × 9 1/4in. (19.1 × 23.5 cm)

Accession number
2016.170

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Sarah-Ann and Werner H. Kramarsky

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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artworks/50458

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