Duane Hanson was known for his ultrarealistic sculptures that often cause viewers to pause with uncertainty as to whether they are seeing a sculpture or a person. Cast in fiberglass and resin from live models, then painted and clothed, Hanson’s life-size figures are presented as ordinary individuals engaged in mundane activities. The museum has replaced the original National Enquirer on the table with a contemporary tabloid, both to spare the original from overexposure to light and to heighten the surprise for visitors that the seated woman is not alive.
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Commemorative Guide. Nashville, TN: Beckon Books, 2015.
- Title
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Woman Eating
- Artist
- Date
- 1971
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- overall: 50 x 30 x 55 in. (127.0 x 76.2 x 139.7 cm)
- Credit Line
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
- Mediums Description
- polyester resin and fiberglass with oil and acrylic paints and found accessories
- Classifications
- Keywords
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- Dress – accessory – handbag
- Recreation – leisure – eating and drinking
- Figure female – full length
- Object – written matter – newspaper
- Object – foodstuff – ice cream
- State of being – other – obese
- Object – furniture – table
- Object Number
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2005.22A-Z
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- Linked Open Data
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