Skip to main content
Withdrawn
Edit position
Edit position

No position recorded yet. Picking a shelf here sets the manual override.

Caribbean pirates : catching mayhem by its tail
Diagnose this book
Open in Vernon Browser

Caribbean pirates : catching mayhem by its tail

by John Welchman, Damon McCarthy, Paul McCarthy

This illustrated two-volume publication documents the pirate-themed works 'Frigate' and 'Houseboat'. It includes an essay that analyses how themes of lawlessness, sex, violence, consumerism, and cinema intersect within the installations.

Accession 36824 ISBN 9783906915272 Publisher Hauser & Wirth
Book Images
Reference and live side by side Hover to see live images
Reference
Caribbean pirates : catching mayhem by its tail cover
Live
No live
No live
No live
Caribbean pirates : catching mayhem by its tail cover
No live
TAGS
Curated Derived
Art
CONNECTIONS
No connections
State
on_shelf
False
position_updated_at
never
orientation
unknown
Details

Physical

binding_type
Hard Back
dimensions
none captured
spine_text
none captured

Metadata

Book form
LOCATION HISTORY
No location history available for this book.
Vernon snapshot
View live

Frozen copy of Vernon's record from the last sync. Fields tagged → flow back into the Pulse record.

Last synced 2026-06-11 20:50 (4 hours, 29 minutes ago)

Identity

name→ title
Caribbean pirates : catching mayhem by its tail
vernon_id
49422
accession_no→ accession_number
36824
vernon_slug
caribbean-pirates-catching-mayhem-by-its-tail-john-c-welchman-paul-mccarthy-and-damon-mccarthy

Drives Pulse state

curr_loc_status→ on_shelf
In Processing
location_name
MPR/Level 1/Phrontisterion/MONA
location_reason
In Processing
isbn_issn→ isbn (when valid)
9783906915272

Descriptive

production_date
2019
object_type
Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication
object_status
Accessioned
brief_description
This abundantly illustrated two-volume publication presents the photographic documentation of "Frigate" and "Houseboat", two pirate-themed works by Paul McCarthy and his son Damon McCarthy, alongside a new text by John C. Welchman analyzing the McCarthys' work.

Subjects & people

authors→ author (initial fill only)
John Welchman, Damon McCarthy, Paul McCarthy
tags→ tags
Art, Modern -- 20th century
subject_people
Paul McCarthy (b.1945), Damon McCarthy
subject_objects
—

Cover image

vernon_cover_image_id→ cover_image
61209

Raw Vernon JSON

click to inspect

The source payload behind the snapshot above.
Use ⌘F to search once expanded.
{7 keys}
"slug": "caribbean-pirates-catching-mayhem-by-its-tail-john-c-welchman-paul-mccarthy-and-damon-mccarthy"
"opacObjectId": "49422"
"opacCollection": {1 keys}
"opacCollectionId": "1"
"imagesCollection": {2 keys}
"images": [1 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"imageId": "61209"
"cssColors": [4 items]
"[0]": {9 keys}
"hex": "f5f5f5"
"hue": 0
"rank": 1
"presence": 86.7
"colorName": "whitesmoke"
"lightness": 96
"colorGroup": "white"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "white smoke"
"[1]": {9 keys}
"hex": "cd5c5c"
"hue": 0
"rank": 2
"presence": 9.16
"colorName": "chestnut"
"lightness": 58
"colorGroup": "red"
"saturation": 53
"formattedColorName": "chestnut"
"[2]": {9 keys}
"hex": "f08080"
"hue": 0
"rank": 3
"presence": 3.42
"colorName": "lightcoral"
"lightness": 72
"colorGroup": "red"
"saturation": 79
"formattedColorName": "light coral"
"[3]": {9 keys}
"hex": "db7093"
"hue": 340
"rank": 4
"presence": 0.53
"colorName": "palevioletred"
"lightness": 65
"colorGroup": "pink"
"saturation": 60
"formattedColorName": "pale violet red"
"rawColors": [7 items]
"[0]": {6 keys}
"hex": "faf8f8"
"hue": 0
"rank": 1
"presence": 86.7
"lightness": 97
"saturation": 16
"[1]": {6 keys}
"hex": "ca4b49"
"hue": 0
"rank": 2
"presence": 9.16
"lightness": 53
"saturation": 54
"[2]": {6 keys}
"hex": "eb9f9b"
"hue": 3
"rank": 3
"presence": 3.42
"lightness": 76
"saturation": 66
"[3]": {6 keys}
"hex": "db7780"
"hue": 354
"rank": 4
"presence": 0.53
"lightness": 66
"saturation": 58
"[4]": {6 keys}
"hex": "f6b1be"
"hue": 348
"rank": 5
"presence": 0.18
"lightness": 82
"saturation": 79
"[5]": {6 keys}
"hex": "ab8e8c"
"hue": 3
"rank": 6
"presence": 0.01
"lightness": 60
"saturation": 15
"[6]": {6 keys}
"hex": "d0a474"
"hue": 31
"rank": 7
"presence": 0.0
"lightness": 63
"saturation": 49
"imageLabels": [6 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"count": 543
"score": 97.26
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Red"
"imageLabelId": 398
"[1]": {5 keys}
"count": 19420
"score": 90.53
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Font"
"imageLabelId": 12
"[2]": {5 keys}
"count": 943
"score": 85.16
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Handwriting"
"imageLabelId": 201
"[3]": {5 keys}
"count": 803
"score": 66.91
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Design"
"imageLabelId": 264
"[4]": {5 keys}
"count": 125
"score": 63.24
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Writing"
"imageLabelId": 402
"[5]": {5 keys}
"count": 331
"score": 52.37
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Ink"
"imageLabelId": 670
"imageDerivatives": [6 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/large/44281/cfd1a2f66041a25ea12333f6cd377cd9bd280c09.jpg"
"width": "586"
"height": "800"
"identifier": "LARGE"
"[1]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/medium/44281/cfd1a2f66041a25ea12333f6cd377cd9bd280c09.jpg"
"width": "293"
"height": "400"
"identifier": "MEDIUM"
"[2]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/nano/44281/cfd1a2f66041a25ea12333f6cd377cd9bd280c09.jpg"
"width": "26"
"height": "35"
"identifier": "NANO"
"[3]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/small/44281/cfd1a2f66041a25ea12333f6cd377cd9bd280c09.jpg"
"width": "110"
"height": "150"
"identifier": "SMALL"
"[4]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/tiny/44281/cfd1a2f66041a25ea12333f6cd377cd9bd280c09.jpg"
"width": "55"
"height": "75"
"identifier": "TINY"
"[5]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/xlarge/44281/cfd1a2f66041a25ea12333f6cd377cd9bd280c09.jpg"
"width": "879"
"height": "1200"
"identifier": "XLARGE"
"totalImages": 1
"objectSearchScore": 0.30559978
"opacObjectFieldSets": [40 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "accession_no"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "36824"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Caribbean pirates : catching mayhem by its tail / John C. Welchman ; [Paul McCarthy and Damon McCarthy]"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "title"
"value": "Caribbean pirates : catching mayhem by its tail / John C. Welchman ; [Paul McCarthy and Damon McCarthy]"
"[2]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "other_name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "artist_last_first"
"opacObjectFields": [3 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "McCarthy, Paul"
"[1]": {1 keys}
"value": "McCarthy, Damon"
"[2]": {1 keys}
"value": "Welchman, John"
"[4]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "2019"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "earliest_date"
"value": "2019-01-01Z"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"key": "latest_date"
"value": "2019-12-31Z"
"[5]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[6]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "edition"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[7]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "brief_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "This abundantly illustrated two-volume publication presents the photographic documentation of "Frigate" and "Houseboat", two pirate-themed works by Paul McCarthy and his son Damon McCarthy, alongside a new text by John C. Welchman analyzing the McCarthys' work."
"[8]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "measure_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[9]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "credit_line"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[10]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "In Processing"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "curr_loc_status:"In Processing""
"[11]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "ob_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Accessioned"
"[12]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "lender"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[13]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_owner"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[14]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[15]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_start"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[16]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_expiry"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[17]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[18]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "MPR/Level 1/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[19]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "object_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "object_type:"Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication""
"[20]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "collection"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Main Collection/Library"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "collection:"Main Collection/Library""
"[21]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zürich/Zürich (canton)/Switzerland"
"[22]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_publisher"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Hauser & Wirth"
"[23]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "physical_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[24]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "language"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "English"
"[25]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "isbn_issn"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "9783906915272"
"[26]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_1"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "709.2 MCC"
"[27]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "usual_loc_being"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone S1/Level 1/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[28]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_class"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Art, Modern -- 20th century"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Art, Modern -- 20th century""
"[29]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_date"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[30]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[31]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_period"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[32]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[33]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_person"
"opacObjectFields": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Paul McCarthy (b.1945)"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_person:"Paul McCarthy (b.1945)""
"[1]": {2 keys}
"value": "Damon McCarthy"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_person:"Damon McCarthy""
"[34]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[35]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[36]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[37]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[38]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[39]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_9"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"relationshipsCollection": {2 keys}
"relationships": [1 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"relatedRecords": [3 items]
"[0]": {3 keys}
"slug": "paul-mccarthy"
"title": "Paul McCarthy"
"relatedRecordId": "538"
"[1]": {3 keys}
"slug": "damon-mccarthy"
"title": "Damon McCarthy"
"relatedRecordId": "16532"
"[2]": {3 keys}
"slug": "john-welchman"
"title": "John Welchman"
"relatedRecordId": "15908"
"relationshipId": "object_prod_pri_person"
"relatedRecordType": "person"
"totalRelatedRecords": 3
"totalRelationships": 1