The Birthing Album

Maria Faedo, The Birthing Album, 1994, graphite on paper sewn to wool; steel wire, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1995.34

Maria Faedo, The Birthing Album, 1994, graphite on paper sewn to wool; steel wire, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1995.34

Maria Faedo, The Birthing Album, 1994, graphite on paper sewn to wool; steel wire, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1995.34

Maria Faedo, The Birthing Album, 1994, graphite on paper sewn to wool; steel wire, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1995.34

Maria Faedo, The Birthing Album, 1994, graphite on paper sewn to wool; steel wire, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1995.34

Maria Faedo, The Birthing Album, 1994, graphite on paper sewn to wool; steel wire, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1995.34

Maria Faedo, The Birthing Album, 1994, graphite on paper sewn to wool; steel wire, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1995.34

Maria Faedo, The Birthing Album, 1994, graphite on paper sewn to wool; steel wire, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1995.34

Maria Faedo, The Birthing Album, 1994, graphite on paper sewn to wool; steel wire, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1995.34

Maria Faedo, The Birthing Album, 1994, graphite on paper sewn to wool; steel wire, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1995.34

Maria Faedo, The Birthing Album, 1994, graphite on paper sewn to wool; steel wire, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1995.34

Maria Faedo, The Birthing Album, 1994, graphite on paper sewn to wool; steel wire, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1995.34

Maria Faedo, The Birthing Album, 1994, graphite on paper sewn to wool; steel wire, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1995.34

Maria Faedo, The Birthing Album, 1994, graphite on paper sewn to wool; steel wire, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1995.34

Maria Faedo, The Birthing Album, 1994, graphite on paper sewn to wool; steel wire, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1995.34

Maria Faedo, The Birthing Album, 1994, graphite on paper sewn to wool; steel wire, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1995.34

Maria Faedo, The Birthing Album, 1994, graphite on paper sewn to wool; steel wire, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1995.34

Maria Faedo, The Birthing Album, 1994, graphite on paper sewn to wool; steel wire, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1995.34

Maria Faedo, The Birthing Album, 1994, graphite on paper sewn to wool; steel wire, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1995.34

Maria Faedo, The Birthing Album, 1994, graphite on paper sewn to wool; steel wire, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1995.34

Maria Faedo, The Birthing Album, 1994, graphite on paper sewn to wool; steel wire, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1995.34

Maria Faedo, The Birthing Album, 1994, graphite on paper sewn to wool; steel wire, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1995.34

Maria Faedo, The Birthing Album, 1994, graphite on paper sewn to wool; steel wire, 72 ⁵⁄₈ x 168 ¹⁄₄ x ¹⁄₈ in. (184.5 x 427.4 x 0.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1995.34

Artwork Details

Title: The Birthing Album
Artist: Maria Faedo
Date: 1994
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 72 ⁵⁄₈ x 168 ¹⁄₄ x ¹⁄₈ in. (184.5 x 427.4 x 0.3 cm)
Credit Line: Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program
Mediums: steel
paper
graphite
wool
Mediums Description: graphite on paper sewn to wool; steel wire
Classifications: Sculpture
Assemblage
Subjects: State of being — other — pregnant
Allegory — life — birth
Figure female
Object Number: 1995.34
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1995.34

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Date2004

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Date2001

single-channel video, color, sound; 02:35 minutes

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