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A paper disc printed with a sequence of photographs arranged in a circle around the edge

Paper cut in a circle has a series of sixteen small black and white photographs printed in a circle around the outer edge. The photos show in continuous sequence, a person’s chin as their mouth opens, their tongue emerges and licks a bright purple lollipop, and then retracts as the mouth closes again. Each photograph is separated from the next by a narrow slot and the center has a circular hole. In the white space around the hole, a line of text printed in a circle instructs,”SPIN COUNTERCLOCKWISE . OBSERVE IN MIRROR . IMPALE ON PENCIL . PEEP THROUGH SLOTS”.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M22720.B
People
Hollis Frampton, American (Wooster, Ohio 1936 - 1984 Buffalo, New York)
Title
Phenakistiscope
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: SMS 4
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1968
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/253965

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Photolithograph
Dimensions
17.1 cm (6 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[I.C. Editions, Inc., New York, New York], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, March 13, 1995.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund
Accession Year
1995
Object Number
M22720.B
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

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