Messopotamia
<p>Mark Morrisroe, <em>Messopotamia</em>, 1982. Chromogenic print with fiber-tipped pen, sheet: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm) Image: 15 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (39.4 × 39.4 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Barbara and Eugene Schwartz 94.150. © The Estate of Mark Morrisroe (Ringier Collection) at Fotomuseum Winterthur</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1982
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm) Image: 15 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (39.4 × 39.4 cm)
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Artist
- Mark Morrisroe
Artist
Photography
Mark Morrisroe was an American performance artist and photographer. He is known for his performances and photographs, which were germane in the development of the punk scene in Boston in the 1970s and the art world boom of the mid- to late 1980s in New York City. By the time of his death he had created some 2,000 pieces of work.
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Mark Morrisroe
- Year
- 1982
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm) Image: 15 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (39.4 × 39.4 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1982-164256
Source
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Source
- whitney
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified