Literal Defense

Nancy Lee Worden, Literal Defense, 2007, aluminum from cookware, silver, copper and brass rivets, plastic IBM typewriter balls, glass indicator lights, taxidermy eyes, leather, and gold leaf, 24 × 13 × 5 in. (61 × 33 × 12.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Estate of Nancy Worden, 2021.54.3, © 2020, Estate of Nancy Worden

Artwork Details

Title
Literal Defense
Artist
Date
2007
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
24 × 13 × 5 in. (61 × 33 × 12.7 cm)
Copyright
© 2020, Estate of Nancy Worden
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Nancy Worden
Mediums
Mediums Description
aluminum from cookware, silver, copper and brass rivets, plastic IBM typewriter balls, glass indicator lights, taxidermy eyes, leather, and gold leaf
Classifications
Subjects
  • Dress — accessory — jewelry
Object Number
2021.54.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2021.54.3

Works by this artist (1 item)

Edouard Manet, Henry Wolf, Boy with Sword, 1908, wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.130.242
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Date1908
wood engraving on paper
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