Playing card — Dyke Deck, USA, 1995
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1995
Playing card in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number E.1185:6-2023), made in USA, dated 1995, attributed to Catherine Opie. The museum's brief description reads: Playing card from the 'Dyke Deck', a pack of cards with screenprint photographs by Catherine Opie.
USA, 1995.. Museum description: Two of spades for Catherine Opie's 'Dyke Deck' depicting the writer, filmmaker and film historian Jenni Olson, seated, reading 'Frisk' (1991) by Dennis Cooper. The museum records it as Screenprinted photographic playing cards, measuring Height 8.9 cm; Width 6.4 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- Height 8.9 cm; Width 6.4 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Screenprinted photographic playing cards
- Maker recorded
- Catherine Opie
- Place recorded
- USA
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- First Edition Dyke Deck by Cathy Opie The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Identification
- Museum object name
- Playing card
- Museum object number
- E.1185:6-2023
- Museum system number
- O1766944
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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