Lonnie HolleyAmerican, 1950Pressure from the Burn
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “Pressure from the Burn” now? Collection: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Minneapolis, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
Lonnie B. Holley created Pressure from the Burn as a reminder to persist in the face of hatred and violence against African American people and culture. The fire hose and wood used to fashion this cross came from a railroad bed near Sloss Furnace, in Birmingham, Alabama. In 1993, Holley had made a monumental work called The Goal of Creativity on the site that the city destroyed a year later without warning Holley. When he made this cross, he said, Having to put out a fire inside yourself, no matter how bad the blaze you been in, you got to go on carrying your
burden.
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Details
- Accession number
- 2019.16.11
In the catalog
Sources
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Image: Minneapolis Institute of Art — © Lonnie Holley / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
