Number 33A
Maker and role
Artist: Leonardo Drew, American, born 1961
Year
1999
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Found objects with wire and tape
Measurements
99 x 144 x 22in (251.5 x 365.8 x 55.9cm)
Credit line
Museum purchase with the Helen and Everett H. Jones Purchase Fund
Accession number
2000.2
Object type
Department
Location
Further information
Based in Brooklyn, New York, Leonardo Drew combined 112 discarded bread tins that he collected from the former ButterKrust Bakery in San Antonio to form the underlying grid structure of this sculpture. Metal scraps and junk packed inside the tins draw the viewer in with recognizable things and their reddish-brown color, while at the same time, the sharp, rusty edges present a menacing, even dangerous, surface.
Copyright
© Leonardo Drew
Documentation
Modern Art at the McNay: A Brief History and Pictorial Survey of the Collection; William J. Chiego; 2001; p. 237
Subject period
Docent information sheet
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