2018.33.46: Chief Mechanic
PrintsAgainst a bright blue sky with light clouds, a dark skinned man with short hair, glasses and a trimmed goatee is shown from the waist up, posing, holding a large pipe wrench over his shoulder. He stands, turned slightly to the right looking away. He wears a toolbelt with tools, and suspenders over a white jumpsuit, with an orange stripe down the arm, and his hair is styled to a triangular point in front at the top of his head. Below, a block of text in orange reads, “MECHANICS, ELECTRICIANS, HACKERS, RAPPERS, ARTISTS / DANCERS, SHOOTERS, 3PT SPECIALISTS, ETC. APPLY WITHIN. / ENLIST! / HOMECOMING MOTHERSHIP DEFENSE SQUADRON”.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2018.33.46
- People
-
Robert Pruitt, American (Houston, TX born 1975)
- Title
- Chief Mechanic
- Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- Date
- 2012
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/361199
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Offset lithograph on white wove paper
- Technique
- Offset print
- Dimensions
- 76.2 × 53.3 cm (30 × 21 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Robert Pruitt, created 2012; [Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia, PA], sold; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2018.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund
- Copyright
- © Robert Pruitt
- Accession Year
- 2018
- Object Number
- 2018.33.46
- Division
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Contact
- am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.
Exhibition History
Related Articles
Verification Level
This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu