Kiki Smith

Tied to her Nature
2002

A sculpture depicting a human figure lying on their back with a goat standing over them, both cast in a dark material. The goat's front hooves are on the ground while its rear hooves are on the human's thighs, and its head is bent down to touch the human's forehead. The sculpture is displayed on a white pedestal against a white background.
A sculpture depicting a human figure lying on their back with a goat standing over them, both cast in a dark material. The goat's front hooves are on the ground while its rear hooves are on the human's thighs, and its head is bent down to touch the human's forehead. The sculpture is displayed on a white pedestal against a white background.

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Date
2002

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Bronze

Dimensions
Overall: 11 3/4 × 18 3/4 × 6 3/4in. (29.8 × 47.6 × 17.1 cm)

Accession number
2002.319

Edition
Cast 6 of 6

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President

Rights and reproductions
© Kiki Smith, courtesy of Pace Gallery, N.Y.

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