Golf

Raphael Montañez Ortiz, Golf, 1957, 16mm film, black and white, sound; 01:59 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2011.30.1, © 1957, Raphael Montañez Ortiz

Artwork Details

Title
Golf
Artist
Date
1957
Location
Not on view
Copyright
© 1957, Raphael Montañez Ortiz
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums
Mediums Description
16mm film, black and white, sound; 01:59 minutes
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure male
  • Occupation — sport — golf
Object Number
2011.30.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2011.30.1

Artwork Description

Raphael Montañez Ortiz appropriates 16mm “newsreel” footage describing, as the title indicates, the game of golf. Whereas golfers are encouraged to sink a small white ball into a hole, the artist intervenes in the game, punching large holes directly into the film stock. The result presents bold, white circular voids in the image and asserts the artist’s presence.


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Works by this artist (3 items)

Raphael Montañez Ortiz, Cowboy and "Indian" Film, 1957-1958, 16mm film, black and white, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Gary Wolkowitz, 2011.31, © 1957-1958, Raphael Montañez Ortiz
Cowboy and ​“Indian” Film
Artist
Date1957-1958
16mm film, black and white, sound
Not on view
Raphael Montañez Ortiz, Newsreel, 1958, 16mm film, black and white, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2011.30.2, © 1958, Raphael Montañez Ortiz
Newsreel
Artist
Date1958
16mm film, black and white, sound
Not on view
Raphael Montañez Ortiz, Golf, 1957, 16mm film, black and white, sound; 01:59 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2011.30.1, © 1957, Raphael Montañez Ortiz
Golf
Artist
Date1957
16mm film, black and white, sound; 01:59 minutes
Not on view

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