Hegemann no. 166, Ed Moses

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Ed Moses, Hegemann no. 166
Ed Moses, Hegemann no. 166
Ed Moses
Hegemann no. 166
1971
Ed Moses
1926–2018
Hegemann no. 166, 1971
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: duck; resin; powdered pigment
Dimensions:
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 240 x 266.7 cm
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 94 1/2 x 105 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: National Endowment for the Arts and Friends of the Museum
Accession number: 1972.0026
Not on display
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Archive Label 2003: This work is an abstract response to a photograph of Navajo life taken by Elizabeth Compton Hegemann. On a physical level, the piece was created by first leaving the canvas outdoors where rain and soot fell on it. After this, the artist applied a grid of colored lines by snapping across the surface a carpenter’s chalkline dipped in powdered pigment. Lastly, the entire canvas was submerged in acrylic resin. Metal staples, wood chips, and small pieces of dirt suspended within the resin stuck to the canvas, which then dried to an uneven high gloss.