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The Studio Visit

The Studio Visit

Janet Olivia HenryWW-1983-M127264
1983·Mixed-media installation with “the artist” (doll of Lieutenant Uhura from 'Star Trek'), “the curator” (doll of Spanky from 'Our Gang' with a 1960s Barbie wig), and miniatures of an easel, two wooden melon crates, stretching canvas instructions, sousaphone, bottle of Evian water, goblet, corkscrew, wine bottle, lamp, loaf of bread, wooden kitchen cabinet, rice cooker, folding chair, kitchen sink, vegetables, fruit, red shelves, paper towels, cans, bottles, kente cloth rug, nightstand, radio, frog, hair dryer, dictionary, juju box with brass light bulb, hand mirror, perfume bottle, red bra, flash light, bracelets, espadrille, wire hangers, futon, clothes, book, trunk, pillow, a stack of newspapers, hen, refrigerator, straw fruit basket, woodburning stove, kettle, frying pan, coffee table, kerosene lamp, ashtray, tumbler, Barcelona® couch, sneakers, and oil pastel and colored pencil drawings on brown rice paper·14 × 19 7/16 × 21 7/16" (35.6 × 49.4 × 54.5 cm)

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Year
1983
Medium
Mixed-media installation with “the artist” (doll of Lieutenant Uhura from 'Star Trek'), “the curator” (doll of Spanky from 'Our Gang' with a 1960s Barbie wig), and miniatures of an easel, two wooden melon crates, stretching canvas instructions, sousaphone, bottle of Evian water, goblet, corkscrew, wine bottle, lamp, loaf of bread, wooden kitchen cabinet, rice cooker, folding chair, kitchen sink, vegetables, fruit, red shelves, paper towels, cans, bottles, kente cloth rug, nightstand, radio, frog, hair dryer, dictionary, juju box with brass light bulb, hand mirror, perfume bottle, red bra, flash light, bracelets, espadrille, wire hangers, futon, clothes, book, trunk, pillow, a stack of newspapers, hen, refrigerator, straw fruit basket, woodburning stove, kettle, frying pan, coffee table, kerosene lamp, ashtray, tumbler, Barcelona® couch, sneakers, and oil pastel and colored pencil drawings on brown rice paper
Dimensions
14 × 19 7/16 × 21 7/16" (35.6 × 49.4 × 54.5 cm)
Collection
Museum of Modern Art
Artist
Janet Olivia Henry

Artist

Janet Olivia Henry
Janet Olivia Henry

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Janet Olivia Henry is an American artist born in 1947.

New York, NY, USA

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Year
1983
Medium
Mixed-media installation with “the artist” (doll of Lieutenant Uhura from 'Star Trek'), “the curator” (doll of Spanky from 'Our Gang' with a 1960s Barbie wig), and miniatures of an easel, two wooden melon crates, stretching canvas instructions, sousaphone, bottle of Evian water, goblet, corkscrew, wine bottle, lamp, loaf of bread, wooden kitchen cabinet, rice cooker, folding chair, kitchen sink, vegetables, fruit, red shelves, paper towels, cans, bottles, kente cloth rug, nightstand, radio, frog, hair dryer, dictionary, juju box with brass light bulb, hand mirror, perfume bottle, red bra, flash light, bracelets, espadrille, wire hangers, futon, clothes, book, trunk, pillow, a stack of newspapers, hen, refrigerator, straw fruit basket, woodburning stove, kettle, frying pan, coffee table, kerosene lamp, ashtray, tumbler, Barcelona® couch, sneakers, and oil pastel and colored pencil drawings on brown rice paper
Dimensions
14 × 19 7/16 × 21 7/16" (35.6 × 49.4 × 54.5 cm)
Watts ID
WW-1983-M127264

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Janet Olivia Henry

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