Crocodile Tears: Buried Treasure (De Chirico V) / Douglas Huebler

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Accession Number
2008/1.160.1
Title
Crocodile Tears: Buried Treasure (De Chirico V)
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
(1924 - 1997)
Object Creation Date
1990
Object Creation Place
North and Central America (continent)
United States (nation)
Creation Place 2
United States (nation)
Style/Group/Movement
Conceptual Art
Dimensions
104 cm x 79.2 cm x 4.7 cm (40 15/16 in. x 31 3/16 in. x 1 7/8 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Mixed Media
Primary Object Type
collage
Secondary Object Classification
Photograph
Secondary Object Type
color
Physical Description
color photograph with comic-strip-style illustrations in black acrylic on white paper, mounted and framed
Subject Matter
The comic strip comments on the sky-high prices of the art market, the deep pockets needed to enter into that market, and the exclusive, insider nature of art collecting. This is juxtaposed against a photograph that “represents at least one person who never looks back” at a homeless man you’ve passed on the street.
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Image Size
3233 x 4620
File Size
666 KB
Record
2008/1.160.1
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2008-sl-1.160.1/2008_1.160.1.jpg

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"Crocodile Tears: Buried Treasure (De Chirico V); Douglas Huebler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2008-sl-1.160.1/2008_1.160.1.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.
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