Woman Eating

Duane Hanson, Woman Eating, 1971, polyester resin and fiberglass with oil and acrylic paints and found accessories, overall: 503055 in. (127.076.2139.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2005.22A-Z

Artwork Details

Title
Woman Eating
Artist
Date
1971
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
overall: 503055 in. (127.076.2139.7 cm)
Credit Line
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
Subjects
  • Dress — accessory — handbag
  • State of being — other — obese
  • Object — furniture — table
  • Object — written matter — newspaper
  • Object — foodstuff — ice cream
  • Figure female — full length
  • Recreation — leisure — eating and drinking
Object Number
2005.22A-Z

Artwork Description

Duane Hanson is known for superrealistic sculptures that often cause viewers to pause with uncertainty about whether they are looking at 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 everyday 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.

Works by this artist (1 item)

Duane Hanson, Woman Eating, 1971, polyester resin and fiberglass with oil and acrylic paints and found accessories, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2005.22A-Z
Woman Eating
Date1971
polyester resin and fiberglass with oil and acrylic paints and found accessories
Not on view

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