David Hammons Spades 1972 silkscreened body print in artist's frame 24 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (62.2 x 47 cm) Signed, titled, and numbered "Hammons, Spades, 5/50" along the lower margin. This work is number five from an edition of 50, of which only six were made.
Provenance Private Collection Exhibited New York, Tilton Gallery, La Object & David Hammons Body Prints, October 20 – November 25, 2006 Los Angeles, California State University, Fine Arts Gallery, David Hammons Selected Works 1968-1974, September 29 – October 17, 1974 Catalogue Essay "I was trying to figure out why black people were called spades, as opposed to clubs. Because I remember being called a spade once, and I didn’t know what it meant… so I took the shape, and started painting it." – David Hammons Read More
David Hammons Spades 1972 silkscreened body print in artist's frame 24 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (62.2 x 47 cm) Signed, titled, and numbered "Hammons, Spades, 5/50" along the lower margin. This work is number five from an edition of 50, of which only six were made.
Provenance Private Collection Exhibited New York, Tilton Gallery, La Object & David Hammons Body Prints, October 20 – November 25, 2006 Los Angeles, California State University, Fine Arts Gallery, David Hammons Selected Works 1968-1974, September 29 – October 17, 1974 Catalogue Essay "I was trying to figure out why black people were called spades, as opposed to clubs. Because I remember being called a spade once, and I didn’t know what it meant… so I took the shape, and started painting it." – David Hammons Read More
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