Self-portrait
<p>Jimmie Durham, <em>Self-portrait</em>, 1986. Canvas, wood, paint, metal, feather, shell, turquoise, hair, fur bone, and thread, overall: 78 × 30 × 9 in. (198.1 × 76.2 × 22.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Contemporary Painting and Sculpture Committee 95.118. © Jimmie Durham</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1986
- Dimensions
- Overall: 78 × 30 × 9 in. (198.1 × 76.2 × 22.9 cm)
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Artist
- Jimmie Durham
Artist
Installation
Jimmie Bob Durham was an American sculptor, essayist and poet. He was active in the United States in the civil rights movements of African Americans and Native Americans in the 1960s and 1970s, serving on the central council of the American Indian Movement (AIM). He returned to working at art while living in New York City. His work has been extensively exhibited. Durham also received the Günther-Peill-Preis (2003), the Foundation for Contemporary Arts Robert Rauschenberg Award (2017), and the 58th Venice Biennale's Golden Lion for lifetime achievement (2019).
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- Jimmie Durham
- Year
- 1986
- Dimensions
- Overall: 78 × 30 × 9 in. (198.1 × 76.2 × 22.9 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1986-168344
Source
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Source
- whitney
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified