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Mona Banana Smile Test
- Artist/Creator
- Anna Banana (Creator)
- Date
- 1999
Reproduced in 2015 - ID #
- 48.5.46
- Level of Description
- Item
Object Description
Item is a reproduction of Anna Banana's Mona Banana Smile Test on a tri-fold board. There is an image of Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa holding a banana in the middle section of the board with her face cut out. On the left panel, there is a letter Banana addresses to Da Vinci about reproductions of Mona Lisa including this reproduction of her own original Smile Test made in 1973. On the right panel, there is a speech bubble pointing towards Mona Lisa which reads "COME ON, Don't be a sour puss! Put your face in the hole and GIVE US YOUR SMILE!".
Physical Description
- Physical Extent
- 1 poster : col. ink on paper and cardboard ; 130 x 76 x 0.5 cm, 51.7 x 76 x 1.6 cm folded
- Material Type
- Graphic material, Textual record
History
- Collection
- Posters and prints series
- Credit Line
- Gift of the artist
- Related Exhibitions
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