A Girl’s Guide to Fashion Evolution

Copied Ginny Ruffner, A Girl's Guide to Fashion Evolution, 1987, glass and acrylic paint, 19 1⁄4 x 13 7⁄8 x 9 5⁄8 in. (48.8 x 35.3 x 24.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Carol and Don Wiiken, 1999.57.17

Artwork Details

Title
A Girl’s Guide to Fashion Evolution
Artist
Date
1987
Location
Dimensions
19 1⁄4 x 13 7⁄8 x 9 5⁄8 in. (48.8 x 35.3 x 24.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Carol and Don Wiiken
Mediums Description
glass and acrylic paint
Classifications
Keywords
  • Architecture — other — campsite
  • Monument — tomb — pyramid
  • Dress — accessory — jewelry
  • Object — furniture — chair
  • Emblem — heart
  • Dress — accessory — shoe
Object Number
1999.57.17
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1999.57.17

Artwork Description

Ginny Ruffner's sculptures take the viewer on a bizarre and fantastical journey through her stories. In A Girl's Guide to Fashion Evolution, Ruffner explores what it means to be female. The ribbons, jewelry, and lace seem frivolous when placed next to objects that evoke adventure and excitement, such as a pyramid, campfire, or squid.

Luce Object Quote
"In weaving seemingly disparate elements together in my sculpture, I have worked to develop a language of those long-stretch connections, this gestalt of the absurd." Ginny Ruffner

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