Cat. No. 128
Self-Pity
- State/Variant:
- Only state
- Date:
- 2009
- Themes
- Fabric Works, Words
- Techniques
- Other Techniques
- Support:
- Fabric
- Dimensions:
- sheet: 24 x 20 1/2" (61 x 52.1 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" lower right margin, stitched in red thread.
- Publisher
- Louise Bourgeois
- Printer
- Dyenamix
- Edition:
- 25; plus 10 A.P.
- Impression:
- "AP 2/10" right lower sheet verso, black ink, unknown hand.
- Curatorial Remarks:
- Dyenamix, New York, oversaw the fabrication of this work. The weaving was sub-contracted by Dyenamix to Bethanne Knudson, Design Director, The Oriole Mill, Hendersonville, NC.
- Description:
- Woven fabric
- Benefit Work:
- For the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark
- Other Remarks:
- According to Louise Bourgeois's assistant, Jerry Gorovoy, Bourgeois specifically wanted this work to have a soft, pillow-like quality. She requested that the object be stuffed to create that effect.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of The Easton Foundation
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 1597.2012
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
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