Dyke Deck
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1995
This object is a single playing card representing the six of spades from the "Dyke Deck," created by artist Catherine Opie. The card features a photographic portrait screenprinted onto paper within a central rectangular border, set against a pale background. In opposite corners, standard card indices denote the value and suit with a numeral 6 and a spade symbol.
The card is made of paper and was produced using screenprinting techniques. It measures 8.9 cm in height and 6.4 cm in width. According to museum documentation, the back of each card in the deck is printed in black on red with the inscription: "First Edition / Dyke Deck by Cathy Opie / The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles." Produced in 1995 in the United States, this card forms part of Opie's larger photographic playing card pack exploring LGBTQ themes and portraiture.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Screenprinted photographic playing cards
- Dimensions
- Height: 8.9 cm; Width: 6.4 cm
Technical characteristics
- Inscriptions
- Date: Text: Research required; Latest: Research required; Earliest: Research required; Note: Printed in black on red on the back of each card; Type: Research required; Medium: Research required; Method: Research required; Script: Research required; Content: First Edition Dyke Deck by Cathy Opie The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Language: Research required; Position: Research required; Inscriber: Name: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Association: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Description: Research required; Translation: Research required; Interpretation: Research required; Transliteration: Research required
- Maker recorded
- Catherine Opie
- Place recorded
- USA
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Dyke Deck
- Museum object number
- E.1185:10-2023
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.