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Agnes de Mille

Major collection: Holography
Named collection: Holography Collection
Object type: hologram
Maker: Perry, Hart
Date made: 1979
Materials: 120° integral stereogram (Multiplex); film
Measurements: 9 1/2 in x 19 in
Nomenclature: fine art
Classification: holograms

Rainbow-colored portrait of dancer / choreographer Agnes de Mille, in old age, shown seated, wearing a dress and pearls; when viewer stands to right of hologram, she is shown in profile (her right side visible) with her left hand raised in front of her face; as viewer walks to right, the view of her pivots so that she is seen straight on; by the time the viewer reaches the right side, she is shown in slight profile so that her left side is more visible; as viewer moves to right, she lowers her upraised hand to her lap while slightly bowing her head.


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MOH-1979.84.01-.02