Caixa das baratas (Box of Cockroaches)

Lygia Pape Brazilian
1967
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Caixa das baratas (Box of Cockroaches)
  • Artist: Lygia Pape (Brazilian, Nova Friburgo 1927–2004 Rio de Janeiro)
  • Date: 1967
  • Medium: Acrylic, mirror, and mummified cockroaches
  • Dimensions: 10 1/16 × 14 × 3 15/16 in. (25.5 × 35.5 × 10 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Coll. Fundação de Serralves--Museu de Arte Contemporânea, Porto, Portugal, Acquisition 2006
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
Lygia Pape - Caixa das baratas (Box of Cockroaches) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art