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.
State VII of VII
2000
Do Not Abandon Me
1999-2000
Source
1998
Untitled (Chair)
1998
Untitled (Chair)
1998
Medium: Steel and glass
Dimensions: overall: 7 1/2 × 8 × 10" (19.1 × 20.3 × 25.4 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
State I of VII
1999
<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
1999
State II of VII
1999
<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
1999
State III of VII, variant
1999
<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
1999
State III of VII, variant
1999
<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
1999
State IV of VII, variant
1999
<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
1999
State IV of VII, variant
1999
<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
1999
State IV of VII, variant
1999
<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
1999
State V of VII, variant
1999
<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
1999
State V of VII, variant
1999
<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
1999
State VI of VII
1999
<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
1999
State VII of VII, variant
1999
<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
1999
State VII of VII
2000
<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
2000
State VII of VII
2000
<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
2000
State VII of VII
2000
<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
2000
Related Works in the Catalogue
Baby and Butterfly
State II of II
2007
<i>Baby and Butterfly</i>
2007
Do Not Abandon Me
2009-2010
<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
2009-2010
The Trauma of Abandonment
2001
<i>The Trauma of Abandonment</i>
2001
Hair
State XIII of XIII
2000
<i>Hair</i>
2000
Untitled, no. 1 of 24, from the illustrated book, Hours of the Day
Version 1 of 2
2006
Untitled, no. 1 of 24, from the illustrated book, <i>Hours of the Day</i>
2006
Umbilical Cord
State VIII of IX
2000
<i>Umbilical Cord</i>
2000
Related Works in Other Mediums
I Redo (interior component), from the 3-part installation, I Do, I Undo, I Redo
1999-2000
I Redo (interior component), from the 3-part installation, I Do, I Undo, I Redo
1999-2000
Medium: Steel, glass, wood, and tapestry
Dimensions: overall: 19 1/2 × 12 1/2 × 12 1/2" (49.5 × 31.8 × 31.8 cm); "I Redo" overall (not shown): 57' 4" x 29' 5" x 19' 7" (17.5 x 9 x 6 m)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Do Not Abandon Me
1999
Do Not Abandon Me
1999
Medium: Fabric and thread
Dimensions: overall: 4 3/4 x 20 1/2 x 8 1/2" (12.1 x 52.1 x 21.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Do Not Abandon Me
2001
Do Not Abandon Me
2001
Medium: Fabric and stainless steel
Dimensions: overall: 101 x 20 x 16" (256.5 x 50.8 x 40.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Do Not Abandon Me (detail)
2001
Do Not Abandon Me (detail)
2001
Medium: Fabric and stainless steel
Dimensions: overall: 101 x 20 x 16" (256.5 x 50.8 x 40.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
The Umbilical Cord
2008
The Umbilical Cord
2008
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 12 1/4 x 10" (31.1 x 25.4 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
The Dangerous Obsession
2003
The Dangerous Obsession
2003
Medium: Fabric, glass, stainless steel, and wood
Dimensions: overall: 56 1/2 × 24 × 20" (143.5 × 61 × 50.8 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY