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Big Bird

Major collection: Holography
Named collection: Holography Collection
Object type: hologram
Maker: Rezny, Abe
Date made: 1978
Materials: 360° integral stereogram (Multiplex); film
Measurements: 9 1/2 in x 50 in
Nomenclature: fine art
Classification: holograms

Three separate sheets of film that when adhered together form one continuous image (each sheet is a 120-degree hologram), featuring Sesame Street characer Big Bird seated next to a street pole and sign that says `Sesame Street'; film is placed in a special rotating structure. As structure rotates, viewer sees Big Bird spin around, cross his legs, move his head and beak up and down, and wave at the viewer; rainbow-colored image.


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MOH-1978.64.01