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Judith Baca
Hitting the Wall: Women in the Marathonc. 1984

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Wide, panoramic graphite drawing with a continuous dreamlike scene featuring a pyramid, a standing figure with outstretched arms, a coiling serpentine creature, fragmented architectural blocks, and a globe containing foliage

Judith Baca, Hitting the Wall: Women in the Marathon, c. 1984, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Rebecka and Arie Belldegrun through the 2024 Collectors Committee, image courtesy of the SPARC & Judy Baca Archive

Artist or Maker
Judith Baca
United States, California, Huntington Park, born 1946
Title
Hitting the Wall: Women in the Marathon
Date Made
c. 1984
Medium
Final drawing, graphite on paper
Dimensions
Frame: 21 13/16 × 75 9/16 × 2 in. (55.4 × 191.93 × 5.08 cm) Sight: 14 × 70 1/2 in. (35.56 × 179.07 cm) Sheet: 17 11/16 × 73 3/4 in. (44.93 × 187.33 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. Rebecka and Arie Belldegrun through the 2024 Collectors Committee
Accession Number
M.2024.99.2
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Copyright
© 1984 Judith F. Baca

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