Legs

Date

1986/cast 2008

Artist

Louise Bourgeois, American, b. Paris, France, 1911–2010

Provenance

Gift of Ginny Williams in honor of Olga Viso, Director, 2008

Exhibition History

TATE MODERN, London, "Louise Bourgeois," 11 October 2007-20 January 2008, fig. 157; pp. 168-169. Tour: CENTRE GEORGES POMPIDOU, Paris, 19 February-2 June; SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, New York, 27 June-28 September; LOS ANGELES MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, 25 October-25 January 2009; HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 26 February-17 May.

HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Masterworks from the Hirshhorn Collection," 9 June 2016-6 August 2017, no cat.

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS, Washington, DC. "Suchitra Mattai: Myth from Matter," 20 September 2024-12 January 2025, fig. 10 (color), p. 38.

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School

American Eccentrics

Credit Line

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Ginny Williams in honor of Olga Viso, Director, 2008

Data Source

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Accession Number

08.6

Type

Sculpture

Medium

Polyurethane resin with pigment

Dimensions

122 x 6 x 8 3/4 in. (309.9 x 15.2 x 22.2 cm)