Untitled

1978

Ana Mendieta

Associated Names
Ana Mendieta

Artist, American, born Cuba, 1948 - 1985

The sculpture depicts an abstract form resembling a giant thumb or a partially exposed elongated form emerging from the flat surface. The sculpture is a light brown color and appears partially buried in the ground. It has a textured surface and seems to be protruding at an angle. A dark shadow is cast on one side. The surroundings are sandy and uneven, enhancing the rugged and natural context of the sculpture.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Collectors Committee

  • Dimensions

    image: 33.5 x 50.8 cm (13 3/16 x 20 in.)
    mount: 33.5 x 50.8 x 0.25 cm (13 3/16 x 20 x 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.2.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Estate of Ana Mendieta; (Galerie Lelong, New York); NGA purchase, 2007.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2002

  • Fischer, Peter, ed. Ana Mendieta: Body Tracks. Lucerne: Kunstmuseum Luzern, 2002.

2004

  • Viso, Olga. Ana Mendieta: Earth Body, Sculpture and Performance, 1972-1985. Washington, DC: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, in association with Hatje Cantz, 2004.

Inscriptions

on verso, lower left, stamped in black ink: 00811; Ana Mendieta [signature] / Raquel Mendieta [signature] [illegible signature] / Administratix of the Estate; across center, stamped in red ink: print / made / by / kodak / k / Jan 78 / Kodak [inscribed in the K letter logo of Kodak]

Markings

on verso, estate stamp, lower left in black ink

Wikidata ID

Q64073909

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