Pat Hickman, Tyranny of the Shoulds, 1989, hog casings, approx. 7 1⁄2 x 15 1⁄4 x 15 in. (19.1 x 38.8 x 38.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Theodore Cohen in memory of his mother and her sisters: Rose Melmon Cohen, Blanche Melmon, Mary Melmon Greenberg and Fanny Melmon Liberman, 1998.122.9, © 1989, Patricia L. Hickman
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Tyranny of the Shoulds
- Artist
- Date
- 1989
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- approx. 7 1⁄2 x 15 1⁄4 x 15 in. (19.1 x 38.8 x 38.1 cm)
- Copyright
- © 1989, Patricia L. Hickman
- Credit Line
- Gift of Theodore Cohen in memory of his mother and her sisters: Rose Melmon Cohen, Blanche Melmon, Mary Melmon Greenberg and Fanny Melmon Liberman
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- hog casings
- Classifications
- Object Number
- 1998.122.9
Artwork Description
This work is crafted with hog casings. The artist, Pat Hickman, feels the material expresses the fragility of life. She wrote “should” over and over with a looping technique typically used to make a knotless net. Tyranny of the Shoulds contains the agony of regret as well as an opportunity to learn from it and move forward with new purpose.
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