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Sculpture

Drifting Toward Twilight

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Type
Sculpture(Opens in new tab)
Date
2023
Accession number
2023.15
Maker
Betye Saar(Opens in new tab) (American, born 1926)
Dimensions
canoe: 33 × 34 × 204 in. (83.8 × 86.4 × 518.2 cm.) sentinel 1: 36 × 15 × 15 in. (91.4 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm.) sentinel 1 stool: 6 × 10 × 8 1/2 in. (15.2 × 25.4 × 21.6 cm.) sentinel 2: 36 × 15 × 15 in. (91.4 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm.) sentinel 2 stool: 6 × 10 × 8 1/2 in. (15.2 × 25.4 × 21.6 cm.) passenger 1: 32 × 14 × 14 in. (81.3 × 35.6 × 35.6 cm.) passenger 2: 32 × 14 × 14 in. (81.3 × 35.6 × 35.6 cm.) passenger 3: 35 × 15 × 15 in. (88.9 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm.) mount (each canoe base/stand): 4 × 121 × 48 in. (10.2 × 307.3 × 121.9 cm.)
Medium
mixed media assemblage installation
Description
A solitary canoe is installed at a diagonal in the gallery. A mysterious trio of passengers are transported by two figures who are guided by the phases of the moon to an unknown destination. Gathered natural materials cover the canoe support and a gentle neon light underneath creates the illusion that the canoe is floating. Gallery lighting mimics the passing of time and the movement of the sun.
Credit
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Commissioned through Roberts Projects, Los Angeles. This acquisition was made possible by a leadership gift from Mei-Lee Ney. Major support was also provided by the Philip and Muriel Berman Foundation, Terry Perucca and Annette Serrurier, Faye and Robert C. Davidson, Jr., and the Virginia Steele Scott Endowment for American Art.
Object copyright
Courtesy of the artist and Roberts Projects, Los Angeles
Department
American Art
Find out more
View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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