The Birthing Album

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
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
Mediums Description
graphite on paper sewn to wool; steel wire
Classifications
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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Arnold Pyle, Shellsburg, 1934, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor, 1964.1.12
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