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THE EPITAPH ON UNCLE NICK GRINDSTAFF'S GRAVE ON THE IRON MOUNTAIN ABOVE SHADY VALLEY, TENNESSEE, plate 4 (folio 6) from SIX RUSTICATED, WALL-EYED
1969
composition 13 x 12 15/16" (33.1 x 33 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Dana Atchley
Artist
WA-00025892
Mixed MediaContemporary
Representation
None documented
2
Institutional Exhibitions
7
Works in Collection
15
Assets Indexed
1
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0
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80%
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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The Second Link: Viewpoints on Video in the Eighties
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1983
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Projects: Video XIX, Part II
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1978
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1 cross-verified · 0 single-source
- BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
Source Registry (1)
- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
About
Why this artist matters now
Dana Atchley was an American digital storyteller and sound artist who pioneered narrative forms in interactive media during the 1980s and 1990s. Working with early computer technology and audio installation, he developed multimedia works that combined personal memoir, electronic sound design, and audience participation. His practice anticipated contemporary forms of immersive storytelling and established methods for archiving spoken narrative in digital space.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago
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Contemporary
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Mixed Media
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- MoMA7 publishedof 14 catalogued
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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