No. 1: The day before I was due to give birth
Series TitleThe Mother as a Creator
Artist
Annie Hsiao-Ching Wang
(Taiwanese, born 1972)
Date2001; printed 2023
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 23 5/8 × 15 3/4 inches (60.01 × 40.01 cm)
Sheet: 24 × 16 inches (60.96 × 40.64 cm)
Sheet: 24 × 16 inches (60.96 × 40.64 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of the Beckett Art Purchases Fund in memory of Samuel and Ethel Beckett
Object number2023.27.1
SignedSigned on sheet verso, bottom, in black pen: "Annie Wang."
InscribedOn sheet verso, bottom, in black pen: "The Mother as a Creator / No. 1, 2001 (2023 printed) / SET 4-01 / 6 SET + 2 AP / (M-SET4-4060_01-12-01)"
Markingsnone
Edition/State/Proofed. 4/6 + 2 A.P.s
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of a pregnant woman with short dark hair dressed in a bra and underwear. She is seated with her left leg bent and looks directly at the viewer. Written on her belly are the words "My Belly My Baby Annie ... 2001".ProvenanceAnnie Hsiao-Ching Wang, Taiwan, 2023;
Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2023;
Purchased by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2023.
Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2023;
Purchased by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2023.
Copyright© Annie Hsiao-Wen Wang
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