Do Not Abandon Me

Cat. No. 58/VII (fabric)

Do Not Abandon Me

State/Variant:
State VII of VII
Date:
2000
Themes
Fabric Works, Figures, Motherhood & Family, Objects
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Fabric
Dimensions:
plate: 11 15/16 x 9 15/16" (30.3 x 25.3 cm); sheet: 14 3/4 x 12 3/4" (37.5 x 32.4 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower margin, stitched in red thread.
Publisher
Harlan & Weaver
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
10 on fabric; plus an edition of 25 on paper with 7 A.P., 5 P.P., 3 H.C., 1 B.A.T., and 1 T.P.
Edition Information:
There is 1 known variant impression of state VII, outside the two editions.

In the edition of 10 on fabric, 9 are printed in black and 1 is printed in red. There are also minor variations in fabric texture and condition, as well as in margin size.
Impression:
Not numbered
Background:
The imagery of this print relates to Bourgeois’s monumental sculptural installation for the inaugural exhibition in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall in 2000. The installation consisted of “Maman,” a 30’ steel sculpture of a spider, and “I Do, I Undo, I Redo,” three steel towers ranging in height from 42' to 57'. Each tower contained a different sculpture of a mother and child inside a bell jar. The “Do Not Abandon Me” drypoint relates to the sculpture contained in the tower titled, “I Redo,” seen below in Related Works in Other Mediums.
Curatorial Remarks:
The plate dimensions of this impression could not be documented because this work is not in MoMA's collection and could not be examined in person. The dimensions given are from another impression.
Description:
Drypoint, with selective wiping
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from state VI in drypoint: woman and child's facial features further delineated; child's legs reshaped.
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Do Not Abandon Me

1999-2000

Source

1998

Untitled (Chair)
States
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Related Works in the Catalogue

Hair
Umbilical Cord
The Trauma of Abandonment
Untitled, no. 1 of 24, from the illustrated book, Hours of the Day
Baby and Butterfly
Do Not Abandon Me

Related Works in Other Mediums

Do Not Abandon Me
I Redo (interior component), from the 3-part installation, I Do, I Undo, I Redo
Do Not Abandon Me
Do Not Abandon Me (detail)
The Dangerous Obsession
The Umbilical Cord