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Donnamaria Bruton

Domestic Series: Frying Pan

Description

Maker

Donnamaria Bruton (American, 1954-2012), (RISD Faculty 1992-2012, Painting)

Title

Domestic Series: Frying Pan

Year

ca. 1994

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Sheet: 28.5 x 38.2 cm (11 1/4 x 15 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Recto in graphite l.r.: DMB. Verso in graphite below platemark: Domestic Series: Frying Pan (not artist's hand); u.r.: 021; l.r.: DB 77 (in circle)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Esther Mauran Acquisitions Fund

Object Number

2020.65.4

Type

Projects & Publications

Publications

  • Books

Shahzia Sikander: Extraordinary Realities

Shahzia Sikander: Extraordinary Realities presents Shahzia Sikander’s powerful early work, created between 1987 and 2003, from South Asian, West Asian, and Western perspectives, illuminating new understandings for a wide audience.

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Shahzia Sikander
Extraordinary Realities
Nov 12, 2021 – Jan 30, 2022

Label copy

Sikander’s appreciation for Donnamaria Bruton’s loose mark-making, experimental techniques, and feminist subject matter is especially evident when Domestic Series is viewed alongside Sikander’s own work in pastel monotype. Bruton’s expressive backdrops set the stage for images honoring and critiquing housework, in particular her grandmother’s labor as a maid. Both Bruton’s and Sikander’s vocabularies include headless figures, which suggest the disregard for women in patriarchal societies-a frequent topic of conversation between the two artists.

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Tombstone

Donnamaria Bruton (American, 1954-2012)
Domestic Series: Frying Pan, ca. 1994
Pastel monotype on gray paper
Sheet: 28.5 x 38.2 cm (11 1/4 x 15 1/16 inches)
Esther Mauran Acquisitions Fund 2020.65.4

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