In a Dream You Saw a Way to Survive and You Were Full of Joy, from the portfolio In a Dream

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Jenny Holzer, In a Dream You Saw a Way to Survive and You Were Full of Joy, from the portfolio In a Dream, 1983-1985, oil stamping on cloth, box cover, approx. 23 x 27 x 2 1⁄2 in. (58.4 x 68.6 x 6.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Photographers + Friends United Against AIDS, 2024.32.1.1

Artwork Details

Title
In a Dream You Saw a Way to Survive and You Were Full of Joy, from the portfolio In a Dream
Artist
Date
1983-1985
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
approx. 23 x 27 x 2 1⁄2 in. (58.4 x 68.6 x 6.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Photographers + Friends United Against AIDS
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil stamping on cloth, box cover
Classifications
Subjects
  • State of being — phenomenon — dream
Object Number
2024.32.1.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2024.32.1.1

Works by this artist (6 items)

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Bill Beirne, Cross Reference, 1976, two-channel video installation, color, sound; 32:00 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Gene Davis Memorial Fund, 2015.6.2, © 1976, Bill Beirne
Cross Reference
Artist
Date1976
two-channel video installation, color, sound; 32:00 minutes
Not on view
Bill Beirne, Breathe, 1972, single-channel video, black and white, sound; 10:24 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Gene Davis Memorial Fund, 2015.6.1, © 1972, Bill Beirne
Breathe
Artist
Date1972
single-channel video, black and white, sound; 10:24 minutes
Not on view
Bill Beirne, Lights of Glass, 1971, 16mm film, black and white, silent; 05:44 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Gene Davis Memorial Fund, 2015.6.4, © 1971, Bill Beirne
Lights of Glass
Artist
Date1971
16mm film, black and white, silent; 05:44 minutes
Not on view
Bill Beirne, Drawing, 1972, single-channel video, black and white, sound; 12:42 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Gene Davis Memorial Fund, 2015.6.3, © 1972, Bill Beirne
Drawing
Artist
Date1972
single-channel video, black and white, sound; 12:42 minutes
Not on view

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Date1992
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Charlemagne Palestine, Running Outburst, 1975, 5:56 minutes, black & white, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2008.21.6, © 1975, Charlemagne Palestine. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY
Running Outburst
Artist
Date1975
5:56 minutes, black & white, sound
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Bill Viola, Silent Life from The Reflecting Pool- Collected Work 1977-80, 1979, 13:14 minutes, color, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2008.21.16.3, © 1979 Bill Viola. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY
Silent Life from The Reflecting Pool- Collected Work 1977 – 80
Artist
Date1979
13:14 minutes, color, sound
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Woody Vasulka, Explanation from Selected Works, 1974, 11:45 minutes, color, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2008.21.14.4, © 1974 Woody Vasulka. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY
Explanation from Selected Works
Artist
Date1974
11:45 minutes, color, sound
Not on view