SHOULD I BE ATTACKING
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Caption
KAWS (American, born 1974). SHOULD I BE ATTACKING, 2013. Acrylic on canvas over panel, 72 x 54 x 1 3/4 in. (182.9 x 137.2 x 4.4 cm). Collection of Stephanie and Tim Ingrassia, L2015.3. © KAWS, courtesy of Mary Boone Gallery, New York. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
SHOULD I BE ATTACKING
Date
2013
Medium
Acrylic on canvas over panel
Classification
Dimensions
72 x 54 x 1 3/4 in. (182.9 x 137.2 x 4.4 cm)
Credit Line
Collection of Stephanie and Tim Ingrassia
Accession Number
L2015.3
Rights
© KAWS, courtesy of Mary Boone Gallery, New York
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Frequent Art Questions
Is this Snoopy?
That piece is titled "Should I Be Attacking" and it's by KAWS, the same artist who created the large wooden sculpture on view in the lobby.That's a great question! KAWS often alludes to familiar cartoon characters in his works but changes aspects about them. Here you do see Snoopy looking much different than in the original cartoons!If you go around the corner to the left from "Should I Be Attacking," you will see another KAWS painting that uses a popular cartoon character. See if you can figure out who it is!
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