Artwork Description
Hung Liu – Mississippi -Silver
Dimensions: 32 x 31″ paper / 26 x 26″ plate
Year: 2021
Medium: archival pigment print with metal leaf and handwork
Edition: 7/9
Hung Liu was a Chinese-American artist known for her powerful figurative works addressing history, memory, and identity. Her work is included in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA, Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Smithsonian. (C) Hung Liu Estate. The work is signed by the artist. The dimensions are 32 x 31″ (paper size) and 26 x 26″ (plate size). The print features hand-applied metal leaf, which allows the light to dance across the surface. The image is inspired by Dorothea Lange’s Dustbowl era photographs. Hung Liu drew inspiration for this and most of her works featuring American imagery, from Dorothea Lange’s photographs.