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Alison Saar
Sledge Hammer Mamma1996

Not on view
Tall bronze or mixed-media sculpture of a standing nude female figure with heavily textured surface, raised hand near face, scattered white dots on upper body

Alison Saar, Sledge Hammer Mamma, 1996 (alternate view), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Paul and Suzanne Muchnic and Reese and Linda M. Polesky in loving memory of Herbert V. Muchnic. Additional funds generously provided by Times Mirror., photo © Museum Associates / LACMA

Artist or Maker
Alison Saar
United States, California, Los Angeles, born 1956
Title
Sledge Hammer Mamma
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1996
Medium
Ceiling tin on wood, nails, sledgehammer
Dimensions
32 x 7 x 8 in. (81.28 x 17.78 x 20.32 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Paul and Suzanne Muchnic and Reese and Linda M. Polesky in loving memory of Herbert V. Muchnic. Additional funds generously provided by Times Mirror.
Accession Number
AC1996.161.1
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Roberts, Mary Nooter and Alison Saar. Body Politics: The female Image in Luba Art and the Sculpture of Alison Saar. Los Angeles: UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, 2000.
  • Kim, Christine Y., and Myrtle Elizabeth Andrews, editors. Black American Portraits: From the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books-D.A.P., 2023.
Copyright
© Alison Saar