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
Artist
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
  • Figure group
  • Performing arts — dance — ballet
  • Occupation — art — photographer
Object Number
2007.33.4
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2007.33.4

Works by this artist (444 items)

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Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, Head of an Arab Girl, n.d., oil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Martha F. Butler, 1992.66.2
Head of an Arab Girl
Artist
Daten.d.
oil on paperboard
On view
Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, Portrait of Hiram Powers' Daughter, n.d., oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Martha F. Butler, 1992.66.5
Portrait of Hiram Powers’ Daughter
Artist
Daten.d.
oil on canvas
On view
Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, The Top of Mount Sinai with the Chapel of Elijah, after 1844, oil on linen, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1991.2
The Top of Mount Sinai with the Chapel of Elijah
Artist
Dateafter 1844
oil on linen
On view
Image Not Available
(Painted Album Cover)
Artist
oil on 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, 2016–March 5, 2017
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Watch This! New Directions in the Art of the Moving Image is a series of rotating exhibitions drawn from SAAM’s permanent collection.

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Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, Madame Dahr, n.d., pencil and colored pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Martha F. Butler, 1991.56.148
Madame Dahr
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