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Self-Portrait
Named collection: Holography Collection
Object type: hologram
Maker: Murray, Jeffrey
Date made: 1987
Materials: reflection hologram; glass
Measurements: 11 3/4 in x 15 3/4 in
Nomenclature: fine art
Classification: holograms
Triple-exposure hologram showing 3 different views of a skull and objects; image shown depends on one's vertical position to the plate; bottom image is a green human skull, mouth open, facing the viewer with small transluscent balls sitting in the eye sockets; the color of the balls/eyes is blue when viewed at just the right angle; the middle image shows the same skull but with the skull cap slightly open; sitting within the skull is a yellow grouping of buildings in a square pattern (perhaps Mexican or Native American style); coming out of the skull and floating around the image are a multitude of small objects: tops, stars, half moon, owl in flight, man on bicycle, coins (marked `Wooden Nickel' and showing a buffalo), skeletons, dice, balls, and cubes; the objects are either blue, green, or yellow/gold (not rainbow-colored); the top image shows the skull cap opened further, with the same objects but at different positions within and around the skull; good clarity and interesting use of multiple exposures set vertically within the plate, and excellent use of multiple colors within a hologram.
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MOH-1987.06