Caught in the Act

Eleanor Antin, Caught in the Act, 1973, single-channel video, black and white, sound; 36:00 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2007.33.4, © 1973 Eleanor Antin. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY
Eleanor Antin, Caught in the Act, 1973, single-channel video, black and white, sound; 36:00 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2007.33.4, © 1973 Eleanor Antin. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY

Artwork Details

Title
Caught in the Act
Date
1973
Location
Not on view
Copyright
© 1973 Eleanor Antin. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY
Credit Line
Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company
Mediums
Mediums Description
single-channel video, black and white, sound; 36:00 minutes
Classifications
Subjects
  • Occupation — art — photographer
  • Performing arts — dance — ballet
  • Figure group
Object Number
2007.33.4

Works by this artist (2 items)

Ron Ho, Necklace Made for Patti Warashina, n.d., silver, leather, and Plexiglas with two wood carvings by Julia Harrison and a carved wooden Japanese mask, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patti Warashina, 2021.86.1
Necklace Made for Patti Warashina
Artist
Daten.d.
silver, leather, and Plexiglas with two wood carvings by Julia Harrison and a carved wooden Japanese mask
Not on view
Foil Toil (necklace)
Artist
Date1998
plexiglass, silver, copper, and leather
Not on view

Exhibitions

Media - 2016.29.3 - SAAM-2016.29.3_1 - 124404
Watch This! New Directions on the Art of the Moving Image (5.0)
September 9, 2016March 5, 2017
Watch This! New Directions in the Art of the Moving Image is a series of rotating exhibitions drawn from SAAM’s permanent collection.