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. © artist or artist's estate

Title

Hunkertime

Date

1980

Medium

Cloth, wood, acrylic, gesso, latex rubber, rhoplex, and metal

Classification

Sculpture

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

Rights

© artist or artist's estate

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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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