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Njideka Akunyili CrosbyWW-2016-000863
2016·Acrylic, transfer printing, colored pencil, cut and pasted paper, and printed fabric on paper·95 3/4 in. × 10 ft. 4 1/4 in. (243.2 × 315.6 cm)
Purchase, The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation Gift, 2017
Catalogue
- Year
- 2016
- Dimensions
- 95 3/4 in. × 10 ft. 4 1/4 in. (243.2 × 315.6 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Njideka Akunyili Crosby
Artist
Njideka Akunyili Crosby
Installation
Njideka Akunyili Crosby is a Nigerian-born visual artist working in Los Angeles, California. Through her art, Akunyili Crosby "negotiates the cultural terrain between her adopted home in America and her native Nigeria, creating collage and photo transfer-based paintings that expose the challenges of occupying these two worlds". In 2017, Akunyili Crosby was awarded the prestigious Genius Grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
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- Njideka Akunyili Crosby
- Year
- 2016
- Dimensions
- 95 3/4 in. × 10 ft. 4 1/4 in. (243.2 × 315.6 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-2016-000863
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified