Louise BourgeoisAmerican, 1911–2010Untitled
May one see it?
Not receiving at present
New York, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 650.1993
In the catalog
Sources
- The Museum of Modern Art
- Image: The Museum of Modern Art — © the artist or rights holder
Meanwhile, in the life of Louise Bourgeois
The whole life1938–2010 · Workplace
New York City
1980s
Returns to printmaking in her seventies
Bourgeois returned to printmaking after a long hiatus, in her seventies, encouraged first by print publishers: she set up her old press, added a second and worked with printers who came to her house. Over her life she created approximately 1,500 printed compositions.
1987–1997
New dealers: Anglim, Greve, Hufkens, Hauser & Wirth
Bourgeois began working with the Paule Anglim gallery in San Francisco in 1987, with Karsten Greve in Paris in 1990, with Xavier Hufkens in Brussels in 1996 and with Hauser & Wirth in 1997.
1990
The death of her son Michel
In 1990 Bourgeois’s first son, Michel, died.
1990
Donates her print archive to MoMA
In 1990 Bourgeois decided to donate the complete archive of her printed work to the Museum of Modern Art.
1990–1991
The MacDowell Medal and other honours, 1990–1991
In 1990 Bourgeois was elected to the National Academy of Design and awarded the Edward MacDowell Medal, and in 1991 she received a lifetime achievement award in contemporary sculpture.
