Jane Hammond

Back Stage - Secrets of Scene Painting
2001–2002

A colorful and eclectic mixed-media art installation displayed on a white wall, featuring a central tapestry with a pastoral scene and various figures, flanked by an assortment of painted frames, boxes, and sculptural elements that extend into the third dimension. Some frames contain images of people and animals, while others are open, revealing the wall behind. The artwork has a playful and whimsical quality, with a bear figure standing in the center and a variety of textures and patterns throughout.
A colorful and eclectic mixed-media art installation displayed on a white wall, featuring a central tapestry with a pastoral scene and various figures, flanked by an assortment of painted frames, boxes, and sculptural elements that extend into the third dimension. Some frames contain images of people and animals, while others are open, revealing the wall behind. The artwork has a playful and whimsical quality, with a bear figure standing in the center and a variety of textures and patterns throughout.

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Date
2001–2002

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil, wax, and metal leaf on canvas and wood, eighteen parts

Dimensions
Overall: 142 × 250in. (360.7 × 635 cm)

Accession number
2004.29a-r

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from BB and Judson P. Reis and the Sire Foundation

Rights and reproductions
© Jane Hammond

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Jane Hammond
11 works in the collection

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