Michael Hurson

Coathanger Drawing (Cross Country)

1984

A white-outlined abstract figure appears to climb or hang against a tall dark background.
A white-outlined abstract figure appears to climb or hang against a tall dark background.

Michael Hurson, Coathanger Drawing (Cross Country), 1984. Fabricated chalk, opaque watercolor and ink on paper, sheet (sight): 18 × 5 7/8 in. (45.7 × 14.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift from the Emily Fisher Landau Collection 2024.124. © Estate of Michael Hurson. Courtesy of Debra George and Paula Cooper Gallery, New York.

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Not on view

Date
1984

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk, opaque watercolor and ink on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (sight): 18 × 5 7/8 in. (45.7 × 14.9 cm)

Accession number
2024.124

Credit line
Gift from the Emily Fisher Landau Collection

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Michael Hurson. Courtesy of Debra George and Paula Cooper Gallery, New York.

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