Detail View: The AMICA Library: Felix, June 5, 1994
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AMICA ID:
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NGC_.40633
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Photographs
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Creator Name:
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Tims, Michael
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Creator Nationality:
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North American; Canadian
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Biography:
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Canadian, born 1946
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Birth Place:
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Canada: British Columbia, Vancouver
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Michael Tims
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Title:
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Felix, June 5, 1994
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View:
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full view
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Creation Date:
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5 June 1994, printed 1999
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Creation Start Date:
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1994
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Creation End Date:
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1994
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Materials and Techniques:
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lacquer on vinyl
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Classification Term:
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Photograph
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Subject Description:
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In AA Bronson's words: 'He [Felix] is arranged to receive visitors, and his favorite objects are gathered about him; his television remote control, his tape-recorder, and his cigarettes. Felix suffered from extreme wasting, and at the time of his death his eyes could not be closed: there was not enough flesh left on the bone.' This powerful portrait symbolizes the passing of General Idea as an entity. The artist states: 'Dear Felix, by the act of exhibiting this image in this exhibition I declare that we are no longer of one mind, one body. I return you to General Idea's world of mass media, there to function without me.'
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Dimensions:
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213.1 x 426.5 x 4 cm
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Measurement Unit:
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cm
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Measurement Dimension:
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width
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AMICA Contributor:
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National Gallery of Canada
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Owner Location:
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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ID Number:
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40633
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Credit Line:
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Purchased 2001
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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NGC_.40633.tif
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