Hunkertime
Caption
Harmony Hammond (American, born 1944). Hunkertime, 1980. Cloth, wood, acrylic, gesso, latex rubber, rhoplex, and metal, 81 x 192 x 29 in. 205.7 x 487.7 x 73.7 cm. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Elizabeth A. Sackler in honor of Catherine Morris, Senior Sackler Curator of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, 2019.23a-i.
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Title
Hunkertime
Date
1980
Medium
Cloth, wood, acrylic, gesso, latex rubber, rhoplex, and metal
Classification
Dimensions
81 x 192 x 29 in. 205.7 x 487.7 x 73.7 cm
Credit Line
Gift of Elizabeth A. Sackler in honor of Catherine Morris, Senior Sackler Curator of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art
Accession Number
2019.23a-i
Frequent Art Questions
What do the ladders mean ?
This work suggests the idea of community through the way ladders can't stand alone but need to be supported; in this case, by each other.These ladder like structures have been wrapped with fabric, old rags and cloths, from her own friends. The way they lean together evokes the huddling, or "hunkering" as the title suggests, of a community of individuals. Using her friends' fabrics made it even more personal. She said "It meant that I was literally putting all these women in the work."
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