Object number2016.35.1
Histology of the Different Classes of Uterine Tumors
Date2006
Artist
Wangechi Mutu
(Kenyan, born 1972)
CultureKenyan, American
MediumDigital print and mixed media collage, set of 12
EditionEdition 13 of 25 plus 4 artist's proofs
DimensionsImage (Each Approximately): 18 1/8 x 12 3/4 in. (46 x 32.4 cm)
Sheet (Each): 23 x 17 in. (58.4 x 43.2 cm)
Framed (Each): 25 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (64.8 x 49.5 cm)
Sheet (Each): 23 x 17 in. (58.4 x 43.2 cm)
Framed (Each): 25 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (64.8 x 49.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn, class of 1989
On View
Not on viewPeriod21st c
SignedEach on recto, signed lower right corner in pencil: Wangechi Mutu
InscribedEach on recto, by artist, lower right corner in pencil: 2006; lower left corner: 13/25; various information on a printed Sikkema Jenkins & Co. label on the reverse of each frame
BibliographyMutu, Wangechi, Trevor Schoonmaker, Kristine Stiles, and Greg Tate. Wangechi Mutu: a Fantastic Journey. Durham, N.C: Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University, 2013, p. 74, fig. 33 and 34, 'Complete Prolapsus of the Uterus' and 'Ectopic Pregnancy' (illustrated) ProvenanceAcquired from Sikkema Jenkins, 2007Exhibition HistoryThe Secret of Girls: Selections from the Nicholas Rohatyn and Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn Gift, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie, New York, July 18 - September 17, 2017
DescriptionA set of twelves anatomical illustrations of various female reproductive tumors overlaid with images various body parts and animals with collaged elements of printed images, and some with black glitter and white fur. Printed text at the top of each print corresponds to their respective titles, some with the last name of the anatomical illustrator and printed text in the lower right refers to the Krebs Lithographing Company of Cincinnati.
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