Womb Works #4 (Earth/Womb/Tomb)

Sculpture

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Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Womb Works #4 (Earth/Womb/Tomb)

Entry/Object ID

2021.04.02

Description

A flat piece of wood with a steel dome attached. Dome is cut down the middle and opened up to reveal a pane of glass on the bottom of dome. A light bulb with a glass dome is also inside the larger one. There are holes with the metal ends of light bulbs attached to them towards the entrance of dome. - Hirschfield produced the "Womb Works" series in response to anti-choice legislation

Artwork Details

Medium

Wood, glass, Steel

Acquisition

Accession

2021.04

Source or Donor

Deborah Hirshfield

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Pearl Hirshfield

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sculpture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

36-1/2 in

Width

21-3/8 in

Depth

9 in

Color

Brown, Black, Red, Silver