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Luna

Major collection: Holography
Named collection: Holography Collection
Object type: hologram
Maker: New York Art Alliance; Burns, Jody
Date made: 1974
Materials: 120° integral stereogram (Multiplex); film
Measurements: 9 1/2 in x 19 in
Nomenclature: fine art
Classification: holograms

Rainbow-colored portrait of a Central Asian woman with large, puffy hair, wearing a robe with large hood that is transparent from the neck down, and exotic jewelry about her neck and chest; her left arm is visible under the robe and bent so that her left hand touches her left shoulded; when viewer stands to left of hologram, she is facing toward and gazing at the viewer; as the viewer moves to right, her body turns, eventually showing her left side, though she keeps her head turned and eyes focused on the viewer.


Early holographic application commercially produced for personal adornment. Please note that due to the unique challenges of holography as a medium, high-resolution digital images are not available for most items in the holography collection. Please contact us for more information on reproducing images of holograms.
MOH-1976.42