Where I Live

Cat. No. 520/I

Where I Live

State/Variant:
State I of II
Date:
2001
Themes
Architecture, Nature, Objects
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Slightly textured, thin, wove paper
Dimensions:
plate: 17 11/16 x 4 7/16" (45 x 11.3 cm); sheet: 19 3/4 x 8 1/16" (50.2 x 20.4 cm)
Signature:
"LB" lower right margin, red ink; "LB" right lower margin, red ink.
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
1 known impression of state I
Edition Information:
Not issued as a published edition at any state.
Impression:
Not numbered
Background:
This composition and the composition of the same title included in Related Works in the Catalogue below are both based on the glass panes in the sliding door between Bourgeois’s kitchen and parlor. A photo that shows the door is included in the Related Works in Other Mediums below.
Description:
Drypoint, with red and black ink additions
Inscription:
"where I live" lower middle margin, red ink, artist's hand. Verso: "SAND" (partially erased) center left sheet, pencil, artist's hand; "DALE / CHILHOULY [sic] / SEATTLE / SAND / BLASTED" left lower sheet, pencil, artist's hand.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
1059.2008
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Where I Live

2001-2006

States
Where I Live
Where I Live
Where I Live
Where I Live

Related Works in the Catalogue

Where I Live
Untitled

Related Works in Other Mediums

Louise Bourgeois accepting the French Legion of Honor award presented by President Nicolas Sarkozy at the artist's home in 2008