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Portrait of Peter Pouring Water

Major collection: Holography
Named collection: Holography Collection
Object type: hologram
Maker: Nicholson, Peter
Date made: 1979
Materials: laser transmission; film
Measurements: 10 in x 12 3/4 in
Classification: holograms

Dim red portrait of creator (Peter Nicholson) from waist up, holding a glass of water at eye level in his left hand; he pours the water into a glass below, the stream of water captured in motion; a magnifying lens that sits in a frame with clamps sits in the foreground; depending on the viewer's angle, the creator's face and the water are magnified through the lens.


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MOH-1993.47.HOL088