Anonymous

Date1991

Maker Louise Lawler American; b. 1947, Bronxville, USA

Label TextLouise Lawler's conceptual artwork explores the way art is presented, collected, and appreciated. This image shows the home of Virginia and Bagley Wright, Seattle collectors and art patrons. Modern and contemporary works of art are displayed in the home along with Asian and European antiques, as well as personal touches like the family photographs in the background. Lawler's work presents a kind of portrait of the Wrights, without ever referencing them in name or image, by showing their home and the objects of their passionate collecting. Lawler's title is ironic: the artists are well known (Jasper Johns, James Rosenquist, and Cy Twombly), as are the collectors.

Object number98.17

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, The Virginia and Bagley Wright Collection of Modern Art, Mar. 4 - May 5, 1999. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Dis-Figured, May 31, 2001 - Mar. 17, 2002 Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Modern in America, July 8, 2004 - Feb. 27, 2005. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, City of Tomorrow: Jinny Wright and the Art That Shaped a New Seattle, Oct. 23, 2020 - Jan. 18, 2021.

Credit LineGift in honor of Virginia Wright

Dimensions54 1/2 x 40 3/4 in. (138.43 x 103.51 cm)

MediumCibachrome print