Wigs
Artist: Lorna Simpson (American, born 1960)
Date: 1994
Dimensions:
Overall (see remarks field for panel sizes): 72 × 157 in. (182.9 × 398.8 cm)
18 panels: 23 × 18 1/2 in. (58.4 × 47 cm)
3 panels: 32 × 16 in. (81.3 × 40.6 cm)
Medium: Waterless lithograph on felt
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Webster Plass and of Miss Elsie C. Mershon in memory of Edward C. Mershon, by exchange
Object number: 2007.7A
Label Text:What does your hair mean to you? How does it reflect or shape your identity? Do you think people sometimes assume things about you based on your hairstyle? In Wigs, Lorna Simpson presents an array of wigs and hairpieces—everything from braids, weaves, falls, and Barbie Doll blonde locks to male facial hair—to raise the issue of how hair has played a central role in African-American cultural and personal identity, especially in relationship to traditional leaves any precise interpretation of her images and text—and how they interact—up to the viewer.
Description2007.7 A - R: 18 panels 23 x 18.5 in.
Not on view