Roberts, Liisa. Trap Door, 1996. Four-screen 16mm film, black-and-white and color, silent, 6:40 min. looped, with projectors, four custom lenses, four custom screens and metal stands, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Contemporary Painting and Sculpture Committee and the Film and Video Committe, 2002.90. (Photo: Whitney Museum of American Art)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Whitney Museum of American Art

Trap Door

1996

Liisa Roberts

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Maker/Artist: Roberts, Liisa
Classification: Installations
Formatted Medium: Four-screen 16mm film, black-and-white and color, silent, 6:40 min. looped, with projectors, four custom lenses, four custom screens and metal stands
Medium: four-screen, film, black-and-white, color, silent, min, looped, projectors, custom, lenses, screens, metal, stands
Accession Number: 2002.90
Credit Line: Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Contemporary Painting and Sculpture Committee and the Film and Video Committe

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