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"Self Portrait by the Brothers Quay," The New Yorker Magazine
1993 · Paper
11 x 8 1/2" (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Quay Brothers
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- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
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The Quay Brothers are American animators and filmmakers known for elaborately constructed stop-motion and puppet animation that fuses Victorian aesthetics with dreamlike narratives. Working collaboratively since the 1970s, they create dense visual environments from found objects, miniature sets, and custom-built puppets that evoke a gothic sensibility grounded in mechanical invention and decay. Their films combine meticulous handcraft with oblique storytelling, drawing on literature, music, and architectural history to create work that operates between cinema, installation, and sculptural practice.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago
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Museum of Modern Art
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