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Collection Artwork
Artist
Michael Joseph (born 1977)
Title
Otter Pig, Austin, TX [from Lost and Found]
Creation date
2016
Materials
archival pigment print
Dimensions
image size: 20 x 16 in.
paper size: 22 x 17 in.
Credit Line
The Jack Shear Collection of Photography at the Tang Teaching Museum
Place of Creation
photographed in Austin, Texas, United States, North America
Accession Number
2020.31.252
Edition
1/8
Series
Lost and Found
Object Type
Photographs
Marks
Signed, dated, and numbered 1/8 in ink, print verso

Object Label

Otter Pig is a member of the Traincore community, a group that travels the United States by rail and whose facial tattoos prove their commitment to the transient lifestyle and their disregard for societal norms.

From the exhibition: Where Words Falter: Art and Empathy (July 9 – December 18, 2022)

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