Ann HamiltonAmerican, 1956RIGHTS
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Not on view at present
Where is “RIGHTS” now? Collection: Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven. Not on view at present. Checked October 19, 2026.
New Haven, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the work
In composing RIGHTS, Ann Hamilton arranged phrases from the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) to form a shape approximately the size of a human figure. Capitalized words running down the center of the shape, like a spine, reproduce the first sentence of the preamble of the declaration: "Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world." Blind embossed and hand-colored in blue ink, the words have a braille-like texture and a color that fades at the edges, conjuring a figure that is simultaneously tangible and intangible.
Yale University Art Gallery
Details
- Accession number
- 2019.86.1
In the catalog
Sources
- Yale University Art Gallery
- Image: Yale University Art Gallery — Image: Yale University Art Gallery · Not Assigned
